Dynamic Load Analysis of Explosion in Inhomogeneous Hydrogen-air Mixtures

This paper presents results from experiments on gas explosions in inhomogeneous hydrogen-air mixtures. The experimental channel is 3 m with a cross section of 100 mm by 100 mm and a 0.25 mm ID nozzle for hydrogen release into the channel. The channel is open in one end. Spectral analysis of the pressure in the channel is used to determine dynamic load factors for SDOF structures. The explosion pressures in the channel will fluctuate with several frequencies or modes and a theoretical high DLF is seen when the pressure frequencies and eigen frequencies of the structure matches.