Investigation of the LDPE dust flame propagation effected by the ethylene concentration

The presence of ethylene (C2H4) gas in a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) combustion process increases the severity of the dust explosion. Understanding dust explosion propagation as influenced by C2H4 concentration is important to characterise the severity of the LDPE dust explosion. Therefore, this...

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Main Authors: Quek, V., Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman, Rohaida, Che Man, Siti Kholijah, Abdul Mudalip, Shalyda, Md Shaarani, Zatul Iffah, Mohd Arshad
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author Quek, V.
Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman
Rohaida, Che Man
Siti Kholijah, Abdul Mudalip
Shalyda, Md Shaarani
Zatul Iffah, Mohd Arshad
author_facet Quek, V.
Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman
Rohaida, Che Man
Siti Kholijah, Abdul Mudalip
Shalyda, Md Shaarani
Zatul Iffah, Mohd Arshad
author_sort Quek, V.
building UMP Institutional Repository
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description The presence of ethylene (C2H4) gas in a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) combustion process increases the severity of the dust explosion. Understanding dust explosion propagation as influenced by C2H4 concentration is important to characterise the severity of the LDPE dust explosion. Therefore, this paper aims to study the explosion propagation mechanism as influenced by ethylene concentration in LDPE combustion using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) ANSYS FLUENT simulation. Results showed that ethylene concentration influenced the LDPE/C2H4 flame propagation mechanism by increasing the equivalence ratio (ER) to 1.2. The severity of LDPE/C2H4 explosion was also recorded at C2H4 concentration, at ER = 1.2 with explosion pressure = 5.5 bar respectively.
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spelling ump-416032024-06-19T07:57:45Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/41603/ Investigation of the LDPE dust flame propagation effected by the ethylene concentration Quek, V. Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman Rohaida, Che Man Siti Kholijah, Abdul Mudalip Shalyda, Md Shaarani Zatul Iffah, Mohd Arshad TP Chemical technology The presence of ethylene (C2H4) gas in a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) combustion process increases the severity of the dust explosion. Understanding dust explosion propagation as influenced by C2H4 concentration is important to characterise the severity of the LDPE dust explosion. Therefore, this paper aims to study the explosion propagation mechanism as influenced by ethylene concentration in LDPE combustion using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) ANSYS FLUENT simulation. Results showed that ethylene concentration influenced the LDPE/C2H4 flame propagation mechanism by increasing the equivalence ratio (ER) to 1.2. The severity of LDPE/C2H4 explosion was also recorded at C2H4 concentration, at ER = 1.2 with explosion pressure = 5.5 bar respectively. Elsevier Ltd 2022-01 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/41603/1/Investigation%20of%20the%20LDPE%20dust%20flame%20propagation%20effected%20by%20the%20ethylene%20concentration.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/41603/2/Investigation%20of%20the%20LDPE%20dust%20flame%20propagation%20effected%20by%20the%20ethylene%20concentration_ABST.pdf Quek, V. and Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman and Rohaida, Che Man and Siti Kholijah, Abdul Mudalip and Shalyda, Md Shaarani and Zatul Iffah, Mohd Arshad (2022) Investigation of the LDPE dust flame propagation effected by the ethylene concentration. Materials Today: Proceedings, 57 (3). 1422 -1426. ISSN 2214-7853. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.03.273 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.03.273
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Quek, V.
Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman
Rohaida, Che Man
Siti Kholijah, Abdul Mudalip
Shalyda, Md Shaarani
Zatul Iffah, Mohd Arshad
Investigation of the LDPE dust flame propagation effected by the ethylene concentration
title Investigation of the LDPE dust flame propagation effected by the ethylene concentration
title_full Investigation of the LDPE dust flame propagation effected by the ethylene concentration
title_fullStr Investigation of the LDPE dust flame propagation effected by the ethylene concentration
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of the LDPE dust flame propagation effected by the ethylene concentration
title_short Investigation of the LDPE dust flame propagation effected by the ethylene concentration
title_sort investigation of the ldpe dust flame propagation effected by the ethylene concentration
topic TP Chemical technology
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