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Are micro reactors inherently safe? - An investigation of gas phase explosion propagation limits
(2010)
A method for the determination of safety properties for micro reactors and micro structured components is presented.
Micro structured reactors are not inherently safe but the range of safe operating conditions of micro reactors are
extended since the explosion region is reduced. The λ/3 rule was demonstrated to be applicable to micro scale
tubes for stoichiometric mixtures of ethane–oxygen and ethane–nitrous oxide. Furthermore first results from an investigation concerning detonation propagation through a micro reactor of non-ideal geometry are shown. Initial
pressure investigated is ranging from low pressure up to 100 kPa.
In safety engineering, one position of interest inside heterogeneous systems of the type liquidgas is the contact surface between these two phases. Under certain conditions, e.g. shock wave impact, phenomena can take place at this position that can have a significant influence on the explosion behavior of the system. In this work an investigation is presented about the existence of such phenomena on the surface of liquid cyclohexane with or without the existence of oxygen containing bubbles. The observations have been performed during the time before, as well as after, a detonation wave reflection on that surface. High-speed pressure and optical measurements have been applied. Apart from the experimental observations, also a theoretical analysis and discussion is presented in this contribution, which contains the comparison between calculated and experimental values.
The present work discusses the role of the distance between single explosive bubbles on their explosion behavior after the passage of an incident shock wave. The investigated system was liquid cyclohexane containing oxidizer bubbles. High speed optical and pressure measurements were applied. It was found that if the distance is short enough, then the shock wave caused by a bubble explosion can ignite a nearby compressed bubble. The experimental finding that bubbles can be ignited by shock waves emitted during nearby bubble explosions, indicates that a process of synchronization of bubble explosions can occur. This synchronization process offers a better understanding of the propagation mechanism of self-sustaining bubble detonation waves inside bubbly media.
The present issue reports on a specific aspect of safety engineering of the heterogeneously catalysed oxidation of ethene in a continuous-flow microreactor. Conversion of ethene and the corresponding surface temperature of the catalyst were monitored for different reactor temperatures and total flow rates with a stoichiometric ethene/oxygen mixture for total oxidation. Safe operation of the highly exothermic oxidation was possible, but not in the whole parameter range. At high reactor temperatures and flow rates, ignition of an explosion inside the microreactor caused by a hot spot on the surface of the catalyst was observed for the first time.
Explosion protection of oxidation reactions in micro reactors was investigated. Lange et al. (2014) reported on the possibilities of operating oxidation reactions in catalyst coated micro reactors within the explosion regime, but also warned about hotspot induced thermal runaway and detonation ignition at certain conditions. Methane and ethene, representing the explosion groups IIA1 and IIB (DIN EN ISO 16852), were used in stoichiometric oxygen mixtures with respect to total oxidation, which represents the worst case scenario in terms of safety assessment. Using laser radiation on a ceramic target inside of the micro channel, an artificial, controllable hotspot was generated. The ignition temperatures of fuel gas/oxygen mixtures inside a micro reactor were measured and their dependencies on initial pressure, initial temperature, volumetric flow rate, and micro channel height were examined. Deflagration reactions prior to the detonation were observed for the first time inside a micro reactor.