The interest of the media in dust explosions increased considerably
following two major grain-elevator disasters in the United States
in 1979. However, these were not isolated incidents and were
statistically unusual only in the high loss of life involved. Any
oxidizable material that is dispersed in fine powder form may be
explosive, and ignition sources with sufficient energy to ignite a
dust cloud are easily produced in normal industrial processing.
Dust fires and minor incidents are not uncommon in many industries,
but fortunately the combination of events and circumstances that
must coincide for a large-scale explosion arise only rarely.
Nevertheless, this is often more by luck than by good management
and many potentially hazardous situations are common in industry.
An explosive dust cloud and the circumstances in which it can
ignite are not as simple to define as the equivalent situation in
gases or flammable vapors. A large number of definitions and
experimental tests have been devised to characterize the
explosibility of dusts and ignition sources. The aim of this book
is to provide a guide describing conditions in industry that could
lead to dust explosions and the means to avoid them. Ignition
sources and the way in which they can arise in powder processing
are discussed and illustrated by case histories of reported
incidents. The methods by which the potential hazards of a process
or product can be evaluated are described, with special attention
paid to the interpretation of the results of the different
experimental methods.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
