The influence of coal particles on self-ignition of methane–air mixture at temperatures 950–1200 K

This paper represents experimental investigation of ignition of combustible gaseous mixture with reactive particles in the rapid compression machine at temperatures 950-1200 K and pressures 1.5-2.0 MPa. The experiments were carried out with stoichiometric methane-air mixture in the presence of coal particles with size 20-32 μm. It was found that the presence of these particles not only reduces ignition time but influences on the ignition temperature of mixture. It is ascertained that ignition time of methane in pure air is longer than with same mixture with addition coal dust. This difference is explained to preignition of methane near burning particles. It is shown that ignition of coal dust originates at the temperature of oxidant higher 850 K. Temperature of particles burning in methane-air and air environment heated by compression was measured. The mean temperature is 2500 K. It indicates possibility of premature ignition of gas mixture heated by compression to temperature 1000-1100 K by addition of coal particles.