Combined Effects of Initial Pressure and Turbulence Level on Explosions of Hydrogen-Enriched Methane/Air Mixtures

Hydrogen-enrichment has been proposed as a useful method to overcome drawbacks (local flame extinction, combustion instabilities, lower power Output. etc.) associated to turbulent premixed combustion of natural gas in both stationary and mobile systems For the safe use of hydrogen-enriched hydrocarbon fuels, explosion data are needed. In this work, a comparative experimental study of the explosion behavior of stoichiometric hydrogen-enriched methane/air (with 10% of hydrogen molar content in the fuel) and pure methane/air mixtures is presented. Tests were carried out in a 5 1 closed cylindrical vessel at different initial pressures (1, 3 and 6 bar), and starting from both quiescent and turbulent conditions.