Zugriffsnummer 52885
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Sprache Englisch
Titel Inertization parameters for alcohols and ketones with nitrogen and carbon dioxide
Autor(in); Institution
Mitu, Maria; "Ilie Murgulescu" Institute of Physical Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, ROMANIA
Förster, Justus; 3.7, Grundlagen des Explosionsschutzes, PTB-Braunschweig
Zakel, Sabine; 3.7, Grundlagen des Explosionsschutzes, PTB-Braunschweig
Quelle/Jahr Process Safety and Environmental Protection: 185 (2024), 1286 - 1302
ISSN 0957-5820 (print) ; 1744-3598 (online)
DOI
Verlag Amsterdam: Elsevier
Freie Schlagworte limiting oxygen concentration ; inertization ; alcohols ; ketones ; nitrogen ; carbon dioxide
Zusammenfassung A flammable fuel/air mixture can be successfully prevented from entering the explosion range of concentration by the addition of an inert gas. This method of inertization is commonly used in industrial plants to keep processes safe. For this purpose, the oxygen concentration in the over-all mixture is often monitored, taking an appropriate safety margin into account. The mixture would not become flammable, independent of the amount of fuel added, while the oxygen content is below the so-called limiting oxygen concentration (LOC). The aim of this paper is to investigate the inertization-related characteristics of the two different inert gases nitrogen (N2) and carbon dioxide (CO2). The LOC of a series of alcohols and ketones was therefore measured. The experimental determination of the LOCs was carried out according to EN 1839 (2017) using the tube method at ambient initial pressure and suitable initial temperature to evaporate the liquid sample. Triangular diagrams, which represent the explosion ranges, were constructed from the results and additional inertization related parameters derived: the minimum inert gas/air ratio (IAR) and the minimum inert gas/combustible gas ratio (ICR). It is well-known that carbon dioxide exhibits a stronger inerting effect than nitrogen. In agreement, the ratio LOC(CO2)/LOC(N2) was now determined to be a constant value of 1.33 ± 0.04 in the applied temperature range at ambient pressure. In inertization applications, this ratio in future helps to calculate LOC(CO2) from the much more often known LOC(N2).
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Themenbereich der Metrologie Physikalische Sicherheitstechnik, Explosionsschutz
Innovationscluster Energie
Geschäftsfelder Metrologie für die Wirtschaft
Forschungsprojekt Sauerstoffgrenzkonzentrationen von Alkoholen und Ketonen in Stickstoff und Kohlendioxid
Förderinformationen (1) Förderername: Berufsgenossenschaft Rohstoffe und Chemische Industrie (BGRCI)
Förderer ID: 0000 0001 0469 3957
Förderer ID Typ: ISNI
Förderungsnummer: FV 37064

Zitierung

Mitu, M., Förster, J., & Zakel, S. (2024). Inertization parameters for alcohols and ketones with nitrogen and carbon dioxide. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 185, 1286–1302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2024.03.120

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