Bomb calorimetry experiment with Boron particles

Bomb Calorimetry Experiment

Making the pallet of Boron Measuring the thickness of pallet

Digital Thickness Gauge

Boron pallet of weight 100 mg, under applied pressure of 10 MPa

Sample placed in combustion vessels Combustible product of the Boron

 Summary of Calorimetry experiments

Under the same weight (100 mg) and applied pressure Under applied pressure of 5MPa
BORON (Wt. = 100 mg, Dia.= 10 mm, Applied Pressure = 10 MPa) BORON/WATER (Wt. = 50 mg, Dia.= 10 mm, Applied Pressure=5 mpa)
Date S.No. Width (mm) HOC (MJ/kg) Date S.No. Width (mm) HOC (MJ/kg)
14-06-2023 1 1.15 16.22 22-06-2023 1 0.67 Post period Timeout
15-06-2023 1 1.22 Post period Timeout 23-06-2023 1 0.63 Post period Timeout
15-06-2023 2 1.2 Post period Timeout
16-06-2023 1 1.17 15.61
BORON (powder used, Wt. = 50 mg,)
22-06-2023 1 1.16 Post period Timeout
Date S.No. Width (mm) HOC (MJ/kg)
22-06-2023 2 1.27 Post period Timeout
22-06-2023 1 Post period Timeout
23-06-2023 1 1.29 Post period Timeout

Under the same weight (50 mg) and applied pressure

BORON (Wt. = 50 mg, Dia.= 10 mm, Applied Pressure = 10 MPa)
Date S.No. Width (mm) HOC (MJ/kg)
19-06-2023 1 0.62 16.01
19-06-2023 2 0.63 15.09
19-06-2023 3 0.63 Post period Timeout
20-06-2023 1 0.6 15.81
20-06-2023 2 0.61 Post period Timeout
20-06-2023 3 0.63 Post period Timeout
20-06-2023 4 0.59 Post period Timeout
20-06-2023 5 0.62 Post period Timeout
20-06-2023 6 0.62 Post period Timeout
21-06-2023 1 0.61 Post period Timeout
21-06-2023 2 0.63 Post period Timeout
23-06-2023 1 0.63 Post period Timeout

➢ Most of the experiment results show a postperiod timeout

Shock tube experiment with B-TiO2-SnO2 particles

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 Summary of the Experiment with B@SnO2(50)@TiO2(01)particles
Vaccum (mbar) Pressure Gas
Sample Sample Photo In P3 Temp IDT
Date Test Name Weight Driven Driver Driven Driver mV µsec K µsec
(mbar) (mbar) (mbar) (Mpa) Driven Driver
12-06-2023 1 B/SnO2/TiO2 6 mg 0.95 0.85 19.9 0.5 Dry Air He 613 2170 2185 191

12-06-2023 2 B/SnO2/TiO2 6 mg 0.88 0.85 20.1 0.5 Dry Air He 646 2155 2185 248

12-06-2023 3 B/SnO2/TiO2 6 mg 0.86 0.95 19.8 0.5 Dry Air He 634 2164 2185 227

12-06-2023 4 B/SnO2/TiO2 6 mg 0.85 0.91 20.3 0.5 Dry Air He 108 2154 2185 270

12-06-2023 5 B/SnO2/TiO2 6 mg 0.84 0.92 19.7 0.5 Dry Air He 660 2147 2185 198

6 mg
23-06-2023 1 B/SnO2/TiO2 0.96 0.85 20.2 0.5 Dry Air He 619 2168 2185 187

Summary of the Experiment with B@SnO2(50) particles

Vaccum (mbar) Pressure Gas
Sample Sample Photo In P3 Temp IDT
Date Test Name Weight Driven Driver Driven Driver mV µsec K µsec
(mbar) (mbar) (mbar) (Mpa) Driven Driver
B/SnO2
15-06-2023 1 6 mg 0.93 0.89 19.8 0.5 Dry Air He 631 2143 2185 238

15-06-2023 2 B/SnO2 6 mg 0.86 0.79 19.7 0.5 Dry Air He 638 2117 2185 224

20-06-2023 1 B/SnO2 6 mg 0.90 0.88 20.3 0.5 Dry Air He 607 2140 2185 214

21-06-2023 1 B/SnO2 6 mg 0.94 0.87 20.1 0.5 Dry Air He 646 2133 2185 241

21-06-2023 2 B/SnO2 6 mg 0.91 0.85 19.8 0.5 Dry Air He 630 2130 2185 223
 Ignition Delay Time

320

300 265 µs

280

260
IDT (µs)

240
213 µs 225 µs
220
192 µs
200

180

160
B BT-01 B@TiO2(01)@SnO2(50) B@SnO2(50)@TiO2(01)

➢ B@SnO2(50)@TiO2(01) shows lower value of IDT

Conclusions
➢ In a bomb calorimetry experiment, a postperiod timeout result indicates that the experiment did not reach a stable state within
the expected timeframe.

➢ This timeout typically occurs when the reaction or combustion process inside the bomb calorimeter takes longer than
anticipated to complete.

➢ Among B@TiO2@SnO2 particles, B@SnO2(50)@TiO2(01),synthesized by reverse method shows lower value of IDT than
that of other binary B@TiO2(01)@SnO2(50) particles.

Next step:

➢ Our next step is to conduct the shock tube experiment with B-TiO2/Water particles.

➢ To conduct bomb calorimetry experiment with binary particles for measuring the combustion performance.