Design of an Explosion Vessel for Study of Flame Propagations

This report explains about the design of an explosion vessel in Universiti Teknologi
PETRONAS (UTP). Recently, there are many researches and studies about combustion
that have been established in the university. In this learning process, an explosion vessel
would be a proper medium to study about the flame characteristics and the things that
related to the combustion. Hence, a design of an explosion vessel will bring many
benefits in UTP. The objective of this project is to design an explosion vessel that will
be able to withstand the certain conditions such as maximum working temperature and
pressure. The design of the prototype must be durable, reliable and in compliance with
the safety regulations and standards to ensure the safe working conditions. The scope of
study of this project includes on the design of an explosion vessel starting from the
design, material selections, codes of standard and factor of safety. There are several
steps in the methodology to design the vessel where the maximum working temperature
and pressure are identified in order to calculate the vessel stresses. Suitable materials to
build this prototype will be determined based on the vessel stress. The auxiliary items
that will be used with the explosion vessel also been studied in order to provide the
suitable and safe equipment in the experimental setup of the explosion vessel. As the
project completes, technical drawings of the explosion vessel are produced. The
specifications of the auxiliary items are also identified in order to ensure that the system
working according to experiment requirements. In evaluating whether it is necessary to
do impact testing, it is found that the test is not required based on the Minimum Metal
Design Temperature (MDMT) procedure.