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Experimental Study on Methane Explosion Suppression in Pipelines by Mixed Systems of Inert Gases (CO2/N2) and HFC-227ea

  • Zhie Wang1
  • Haixia Zhang2
  • Qingcheng Zhang2
  • Junhai Liu3
  • Jingde Xu1,2
  • Qing Wang1
  • Yalong Jiang1
  • Xueli Liu1
  1. 1Anhui Xinhua University , , , ,
  2. 2North China Institute of Science and Technology , , , ,
  3. 3Anhui University of Science and Technology , , , ,
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Abstract

To address the high inert gas demand and cost of heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ea) in gas explosion prevention, a custom-built pipeline experimental platform was employed to investigate the suppression effects of CO2, N2, and HFC-227ea on 9.5% methane explosions. A BOPP film separated the explosion and suppression zones to simulate nonpremixed conditions. The peak overpressure and average flame propagation speed were analyzed to evaluate suppression characteristics and the influence of film-breaking. Results show that CO2 outperforms N2 at equal volume fractions; both achieve the optimal suppression effect within the tested concentration range at 40%, reducing the peak overpressure by 25.8% and 24.4% and the flame speed by 40.1% and 34.0%, respectively. HFC-227ea exhibits strong chemical inhibition at low concentrations (2–8%), achieving 51.4% flame speed reduction at 8%. In mixtures with the total concentration fixed at 40%, suppression performance improves with higher HFC-227ea proportion. The 32% CO2/8% HFC-227ea mixture reduces the peak overpressure by 35.3% and the flame speed by 62.9%, outperforming pure CO2 at the same total concentration. No marked synergy is observed at low HFC-227ea ratios, likely due to film-breaking effects induced by BOPP membrane rupture. These findings provide theoretical and technical support for optimizing explosion suppression media in confined industrial spaces, suggesting a potentially cost-effective solution for engineering applications.

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@article{wang2026experimental,
  title = {{Experimental Study on Methane Explosion Suppression in Pipelines by Mixed Systems of Inert Gases (CO2/N2) and HFC-227ea}},
  author = {Zhie Wang and Haixia Zhang and Qingcheng Zhang and Junhai Liu and Jingde Xu and Qing Wang and Yalong Jiang and Xueli Liu},
  journal = {ACS Omega},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1021/acsomega.6c05799},
  url = {https://pubs.acs.org/acsodf/article/11/41/63231/5445575/Experimental-Study-on-Methane-Explosion},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Experimental Study on Methane Explosion Suppression in Pipelines by Mixed Systems of Inert Gases (CO2/N2) and HFC-227ea
AU  - Zhie Wang
AU  - Haixia Zhang
AU  - Qingcheng Zhang
AU  - Junhai Liu
AU  - Jingde Xu
AU  - Qing Wang
AU  - Yalong Jiang
AU  - Xueli Liu
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/06
JO  - ACS Omega
DO  - 10.1021/acsomega.6c05799
UR  - https://pubs.acs.org/acsodf/article/11/41/63231/5445575/Experimental-Study-on-Methane-Explosion
AB  - To address the high inert gas demand and cost of heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ea) in gas explosion prevention, a custom-built pipeline experimental platform was employed to investigate the suppression effects of CO2, N2, and HFC-227ea on 9.5% methane explosions. A BOPP film separated the explosion and suppression zones to simulate nonpremixed conditions. The peak overpressure and average flame propagation speed were analyzed to evaluate suppression characteristics and the influence of film-breaking. Results show that CO2 outperforms N2 at equal volume fractions; both achieve the optimal suppression effect within the tested concentration range at 40%, reducing the peak overpressure by 25.8% and 24.4% and the flame speed by 40.1% and 34.0%, respectively. HFC-227ea exhibits strong chemical inhibition at low concentrations (2–8%), achieving 51.4% flame speed reduction at 8%. In mixtures with the total concentration fixed at 40%, suppression performance improves with higher HFC-227ea proportion. The 32% CO2/8% HFC-227ea mixture reduces the peak overpressure by 35.3% and the flame speed by 62.9%, outperforming pure CO2 at the same total concentration. No marked synergy is observed at low HFC-227ea ratios, likely due to film-breaking effects induced by BOPP membrane rupture. These findings provide theoretical and technical support for optimizing explosion suppression media in confined industrial spaces, suggesting a potentially cost-effective solution for engineering applications.
SN  - 2470-1343
ER  -