ignitio of th rea c ta nts... It is imp orta nt tha t th c orec t- quiesc ent... Up n c omp le- tio of ea ch test, purge th ex p losio cha mb r with air.
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IS0 (h Interna tio a l O rga niza tio for Sta nda rdiza tio ) is a worldwid fe era tio of
na tio a l sta nda rds b dies (IS0 memb r b dies) T he work of pre a ring Interna tio a l
b dy intereste in a s bjec t for which a tec hnic a l com ite h s b e esta b lish d ha s
me ta l a d n n-gov ernme ta l, in laiso with ISO , a lso ta ke pa rt in th work
Dra ft Interna tio a l Sta nda rds a do te by th tec hnica l com ite s a re c irc ula te to
th memb r b dies for a pprov a l b fore th ir a cce ta nce a s interna tio a l Sta nda rds by
lea st 7 % a pprov a l by th memb r b dies voting
Interna tio a l Sta nda rd IS0 616 /2 was pre a re by Tech ica l Com ite ISO /TC 21,
Equipme t for fire protectio a d fire fighting
Users sh uld n te tha t al Interna tio a l Sta nda rds un ergo revisio from time to time
a d tha t a ny refere ce ma e h rein to a y oth r Interna tio a l Sta nda rd imp lies its
la test e itio , unles oth rwise sta te
0 Interna tio a l O rga niza tio for Sta nda rdiza tio , 19 5 0
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0.1 The a sses me t of mea sures re uir ed to p rovid p rotec -
tio a ga inst ex p losio ha za rds involving c omb ustib le ga s/ a ir
mix tures re uires p r ior d termina tio of th p ote tia l ex p losio
p rforma nce of ex p losio p rotec tio s stems re uires tha t th y
sh uld b teste a ga inst ex plosio s of known severity
The severity of a c omb ustib le ga s ex p losio is a func tio of th
folowing :
a) th c hemica l p rop erties of th c omb ustib le ga s;
b ) th c once tra tio of th c omb ustib le ga s in th ga s/ a ir
mix ture;
ga s/ air mix ture;
ga s/ air mix ture
0.2 This p a rt of IS0 616 is o e of a series d a ling with ex -
p losio p rotec tio s stems The oth r p a rts a re a s folows :
P a rt 1: Determina tio of ex p losio in ic es of c omb ustible
du ts in air
P a rt 3: D etermina tio of ex p losio in ic es of fue l/ air mix -
tures oth r tha n du t/ air a nd ga s/ a ir mix tures
P a rt 4 : Determina tio of efic a cy of ex p losio s p res io
s stems
0.3 The interp reta tio of ex p losio in ic es d termin d by th
meth d sp ec ifie in this p a rt of IS0 616 a nd th ir relatio to
p losio ha za rds sh uld b recognize In p ar tic ular , th d gre
of turbule c e ca n influe c e th ha za rd signific antly In p ra c tic e,
th ln b twe n a given d gre of turb ule c e a nd a sp ec ific
ty pe of ha za rd is th r esp onsib ilty of sp ec ialists in th fields of
ex p losio s a nd ex p losio p rotec tio
du fr ial p la nts a re :
a) quiesc ent c on itio s p r evailng in stora ge ves els;
b ) high turb ule c e c on itio s p r evailng in th regio of a n
ex tra c tio fa n
It sh uld b r ealize tha t turb ule c e ca n arise in two way :
op era ting c on itio s, a s a co se ue ce of p erturb a tio s to
th air-low;
b ) turb ule ce in u e by ob struc tio s within a n instal-
latio o a ga s which expa nds a s th res lt of a n ex p losio
This p a r t of IS0 616 sp ec ifies a meth d for th d termina tio
of th ex p losio in ic es of comb ustib le ga ses with air in a n
e close spa ce It giv es th cr ite r ia by which res lts ob ta in d
u ing oth r test proc edures ca n b c orelate to y ield ex p losio
in ic es a s d termin d by th meth d sp ec ifie in this p art of
IS0 616
2 Field of ap p lic atio
This p a rt of IS0 616 is a p p lic ab le o ly to th d termina tio of
ex p losio in ic es p ertaining to th d v elo me t of c onta in d
ga s/ air ex p losio s a fter ignitio of rea c ta nts It d es n t a pp ly
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Trang 4ignitio of th rea c ta nts If th sp ec ifie ex p erime ta l p ro-
res lt in ignitio of th ga s/ air mix ture, it sh uld n t b co -
c lud d that th ga s in questio ca nn t ex plo e The inter p r et
atio of s ch ca ses sh uld b le ft to sp ec ialists in th field of
exp losio s a nd exp losio p rotec tio
F or th purp se of this p a rt of IS0 616 th folowing de fini-
tio s a p p ly
3.1 ex p losio : Prop a ga tio of a fla me in a p re-mix ture of
c omb ustib le ga ses, s sp n e du ts), comb ustib le va p ourfs),
m ists), or mix tures th re f, in a ga se u ox ida nt s ch a s air , in
a c lose , or s b stantia lly close , v es el
a nce with th test meth ds sp ec ifie in this p a rt of IS0 616 ,
which cha ra c terizes th c onta in d ex p losio of a sp ec ifie co -
c entra tio of rea c ta nts in a ves el ha ving a v olume of 1 m3
NOT E - Fig re 1 s ows the p re s r e/ time c urv , ex p re s d in b ars1
an s c on s re p ec tivly , o f a ty p ic al ex p loio
th pres ure in th v es ela t th time of ignitio a tta in d during
a n ex p losio
3.2.2 ex p losio in ex p ,,
Ma ximum v a lue of th exp losio
in e pm d termin d by tests ov er a wid ra nge of rea c ta nt
co c entra tio s
rate of pres ure r i e with time tdp ldt, of a n ex p losio in a
v olume V, a cc ording to th e ua tio
NOT E - Un er cer tain c irc umstanc es, this e quatio n is no t valid fo r
ves els with a le ngth to diameter ratio gre ate r than 2 : 1 o r with a
v lume o f le s than 1-rn3
sio in ex K d termin d by tests over a wid ra nge of rea cta nt
c once tra tio s The viole c e of a n exp losio is ev a lua te from
th v a lue of Kma x
3.3 turb ule c e in ex : Numeric a l term which c ha ra cterizes
p a ra meter d fin d a s th time inter va l b twe n th initiatio n of
a ga s/air injec tio p roc edure in a n ex p erime ta l a pp a ra tu , a nd
th a c tiva tio of th ignitio n sourc e It cha ra c terizes th d gre
of turb ule c e p r evailng a t th mome t of ignitio
K ma x,Wrbule t d termin d a s sp ec ifie in this p a rt of IS0 616 to
th ex p losio in e K, , q iescent of th quies e t rea c ta nts It
is giv en by th e ua tio
K
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ma x, tur b ulent
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The ex p erime ta l a ppa ra tu d sc rib ed in this p a rt of IS0 616
is ch se a s a n exa mple, a nd is s ita b le for th evalua tio of
ex p losio in ic es of c omb ustib le ga ses in air
4 2 App a r a tu
The a pp a ra tu co sists es e tia lly of a c y lin ric al exp losio
cha mb r with a v olume of 1 m3 a nd a n a sp ct r atio n mina lly of
1 : 1, a s sh wn in fig r e 2
A c onta in r of a p p rox im ely 5 I ca pa city is a tta ch d to th ex-
p losio cha mb r a nd is c a p a ble of b eing pres urize with air to
2 b ar This c onta in r is fite with a 19 mm (3/ 4 in) quic k-
c onta in r within 10 ms of op ening th v a lve The c onta in r is
(3/4 in) inter na l dia meter tub which is forme into a p erfor-
a te (4 to 6 mm h le dia meter) semic irc ula r spra y p ip e The
numb r of h les in th p ip e shall b ch se s ch tha t th ir total
c ros -sec tio a l a re is a p prox im ely 3 0 m 2
C omb ustible ga s/ a ir mix tures, quies e t or turb ule t, shall b
F or ex a mple, a s ita b le ignitio source is a series of in uc tio
spa rks s sta in d for 0,5 s
NOT E - A s itab le ignitio source is pro u e by u ing a igh v olta ge
tra nsfor mer (a p p rox im ely 3 0 VA) with a n output of 15 kV (efec tive
va lue)
The sp a rk ga p sh uld n rma lly b 3 to 5 mm a nd shall b
loc a te in th ge metric ce tre of th test a p pa ra tu
The a p pa ra tu is a rra nge so tha t th ignitio n d la y (urb ule c e
in ex &I ca n b va rie if n ces a ry from test to test
A p res ure tra nsdu er is fite to mea sure ex p losio cha mb r
p res ure, this b eing ln e to a rec ord r
NO T E - If a very high ignitio n e erg is ch se , it is p os ib le tha t th
res lts wi d via te from th se ob ta in d u in a low e ner gy ig itio
surc e, sc h as d sc r ib ed ab o ve
ex a mp le, th meth d of p ar tial p res ures, th res lta nt mix ture
b eing a t a tmosp heric p res ure It is imp orta nt tha t th c orec t-
quiesc ent S ta rt th pres ure rec ord r a nd th n a c tiv a te th
p losio cha mb r with air
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to ob ta in c rv es of pm, in b a rs, a nd K, in b a r metres p er
seco d, v ers s ga s co c entra tio , a s p rce ta ges by v olume
fig re 3)
It sh uld b n te tha t in c erta in ca ses c omb ustio instab ilties
ca n oc ur a s a r es lt of ge metric a nd ignitio fa c tors These
instab iltie s r es lt in p res ure/ime c rv es which a re n t th
sy mmetric a l s-sha pe sh wn in fig r e 1 In s ch ca ses, inter -
p reta tio of res lts sh uld b lef to sp ec ia lists in th fie ld of ex -
p losio s a nd ex p losio p rotec tio
a ccorda nce with th meth d d sc rib ed in 4.3.1 Pres urize th
5 I c onta in r with air to 2 b ar Sta r t th pres ure rec ord r a nd
ignitio sourc e
Ignitio of th turb ule t gas/ a ir mix ture a t a ch se ignitio
d lay , turb ule c e in e t, a fter th injec tio of th compres e
air cha rge res lts in a turb ule t ga s ex p losio (se fig r e 4 )
NO T E - The influe c e of th compres e air charge o th fin l ex-
p losive ga s c once tra tio sh uld b ta ke into a ccount Up n c omp le-
tio of ea ch test, purge th ex p losio cha mb r with air
Re ea t th p roc edure ov er a wid ra nge of ga s c once tra tio s
(se fig r e 3) to ob ta in c rv es of pm a nd K to ob ta in pmx a nd
Kmx resp ec tively
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The ex p losio in ic es of c omb ustib le gas/ a ir mix tures ca n b
d termin d u ing a lternative test e uipme t a nd/or test p ro-
meth d logy giv es res lts com e s ra te with res lts o ta in d
4 3.1)
The test meth ds d s rib d in cla use 4 a llow th ex p losio
in ic es pma x a nd
Kma x of quies e t a nd turb ule t ga s/ a ir mix -
a cc ra cy of a pma x d terminatio is zk 4 % The a cc ra cy of a
K ma x d termina tio is d p n e t up n th c on itio s of tur -
b ule c e of th mix ture a t th time of ignitio
The test rep ort sha ll inc lud th folowing infor matio :
a ) typ of c ombu tible ga s;
pma w a nd Kma x mea sureme ts;
e) ex p losio in e Kma x, in b a r metres p er seco d;
cla use 4; s ch d via tio s a r e p er mis ib le, prov id d th y a re
re orte ex a c tly ;
g) da te of test
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