The time-dependent behaviour of molecular concentrations and pressure have been used as the constraints for the maximum entropy formalism(MEF)in gas explosion systems consistillg of H2-02 and CH4-air mixtures. The predicted time-dependent thermodynamic properties and concentrations of var-ious species by MEF are compared with those calculated by numerical integration of chemical rate equations.When a single constraint of a major component is given,the prediction of MEF for the H2-023ystems are very excellent,but two or more constraints are required for prediction of minor species, Also, a single constraint is insufficient for CH4-air systems. Present study suggests that MEF is very useful for analyzing combustion and explosion systems.
Quenching behavior of parlle1-Plate type Hame arrester which is a most essential type of arfester has been studied to clarify the design criteria of H&me arrester theoretica11y and experimentally」 In case of higher flame velocity it was recognized the blowing off phenomenon,and the Hame with lower velocity it was quenched by heat loss、 Both quenching phenomena showed the criticaI name velocity. The effects of the Iength of arrester and the spacing distance of each plate on the critical flame velocity were clarified. The Hame quenching caused by heat loss was investigated by two silnple lnodels and effective relatiollship for quellching behavior was proposed.