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Experimental facility: GEFEF (Gas Flow Explosion Facility)
Overview
HySafe partner: |
TNO |
Name: |
GEFEF (Gas Flow Explosion Facility) |
Type: |
flow reactor |
Scale: |
medium scale |
Experiments: |
integrated studies on explosion control and process optimisation |
Technical details
Dimensions: |
21, 50 and 100 mm tube diameter |
Temperatures: |
25-300 °C |
Pressure: |
Up to 1.5 MPa |
Media: |
Various flammable gasses and inerts |
Special Features: |
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Experiments - Equipment
Experiments: |
The gas flow explosion facility enables research into the effect of the following parameters on the indices that are related to the formation, ignition and deflagration characteristics of flammable gas mixtures in chemical and petrochemical installations: temperature and pressure,
flow rate and flow direction,
mixture composition,
catalytic materials,
source of ignition and ignition strength,
tube dimensions, and,
obstacles within the flow or dead zones.
The facility can also be used for more complex and fundamental studies as for example the effect of flow instabilities and precompression on deflagration characteristics and deflagration to detonation transition phenomena. Techniques like laser Doppler interferometry are available to characterise turbulence levels.) |
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