Table 3 Peak shock wave overpressure of different gas cloud volumes in methane-oxygen mixture.

From: Research on shock wave driving technology of methane explosion

Gas cloud volume (m3)

Oxygen dosage (m3)

Methane consumption (m3)

Methane concentration (vol%)

T1

T2

T3

P1 (kPa)

P2 (kPa)

P3 (kPa)

0.125

0.0833

0.0417

33.3

97

88

81

0.25

0.1666

0.0834

33.3

151

136

126

0.375

0.2499

0.1251

33.3

165

146

129

0.5

0.3332

0.1668

33.3

228

202

175