Experimental study of gas composition in the equilibrium state of a light alkane combustion reaction
Oil field-associated gas is typically a mixture of light alkanes. To ensure production safety, it is essential to investigate the combustion characteristics and the reaction mechanism of light alkane gas mixtures to uncover the underlying mechanisms of the combustion reaction. This paper investigate...
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| author | Zhenyi Liu Zihao Xiu Pengliang Li Mingzhi Li Yao Zhao Tao Fan |
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| description | Oil field-associated gas is typically a mixture of light alkanes. To ensure production safety, it is essential to investigate the combustion characteristics and the reaction mechanism of light alkane gas mixtures to uncover the underlying mechanisms of the combustion reaction. This paper investigates the equilibrium gas component concentrations resulting from the reaction of a gas mixture of methane, ethane, and propane at specific ratios through experimental tests. The study's results demonstrate that the equilibrium concentrations of methane, ethane, and propane initially decrease and then increase with the rise of the equivalence ratio under the same initial pressure conditions. In oxygen-poor conditions, the equilibrium concentration ratio of methane gradually increases in proportion to the equilibrium ratio, confirming that ethane and propane are the preferred participants in the reaction. Furthermore, a study of the equilibrium concentration of the critical intermediate product, ethylene, revealed that it does not completely oxidize in the combustion reaction. It can persist under both oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor conditions, with an equilibrium concentration of approximately 0.02%. The findings of this paper can serve as a theoretical supplement to the research on explosive gas combustion and explosions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-63f8aaf902db4a0bb7678a4ed4786cd52024-04-02T04:15:02ZengElsevierCase Studies in Thermal Engineering2214-157X2024-04-0156104228Experimental study of gas composition in the equilibrium state of a light alkane combustion reactionZhenyi Liu0Zihao Xiu1Pengliang Li2Mingzhi Li3Yao Zhao4Tao Fan5State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China; Corresponding author.State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, ChinaIndustrial Safety Research Institute, China Academy of Safety Science and Technology, Beijing 100012, ChinaOil field-associated gas is typically a mixture of light alkanes. To ensure production safety, it is essential to investigate the combustion characteristics and the reaction mechanism of light alkane gas mixtures to uncover the underlying mechanisms of the combustion reaction. This paper investigates the equilibrium gas component concentrations resulting from the reaction of a gas mixture of methane, ethane, and propane at specific ratios through experimental tests. The study's results demonstrate that the equilibrium concentrations of methane, ethane, and propane initially decrease and then increase with the rise of the equivalence ratio under the same initial pressure conditions. In oxygen-poor conditions, the equilibrium concentration ratio of methane gradually increases in proportion to the equilibrium ratio, confirming that ethane and propane are the preferred participants in the reaction. Furthermore, a study of the equilibrium concentration of the critical intermediate product, ethylene, revealed that it does not completely oxidize in the combustion reaction. It can persist under both oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor conditions, with an equilibrium concentration of approximately 0.02%. The findings of this paper can serve as a theoretical supplement to the research on explosive gas combustion and explosions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X24002594Light alkaneEquilibrium concentrationAssociated gas combustionCombustion characteristics |
| spellingShingle | Zhenyi Liu Zihao Xiu Pengliang Li Mingzhi Li Yao Zhao Tao Fan Experimental study of gas composition in the equilibrium state of a light alkane combustion reaction Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Light alkane Equilibrium concentration Associated gas combustion Combustion characteristics |
| title | Experimental study of gas composition in the equilibrium state of a light alkane combustion reaction |
| title_full | Experimental study of gas composition in the equilibrium state of a light alkane combustion reaction |
| title_fullStr | Experimental study of gas composition in the equilibrium state of a light alkane combustion reaction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental study of gas composition in the equilibrium state of a light alkane combustion reaction |
| title_short | Experimental study of gas composition in the equilibrium state of a light alkane combustion reaction |
| title_sort | experimental study of gas composition in the equilibrium state of a light alkane combustion reaction |
| topic | Light alkane Equilibrium concentration Associated gas combustion Combustion characteristics |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X24002594 |
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