Scaling parameters for vented gas and dust explosions

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 455-461

  Tamanini, Francesco ^a  

^a FM GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas and dust explosions; Reactivity factors; Scaling; Venting

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; CORRELATION METHODS; DUST; EXPLOSIONS; ISOTHERMS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

GAS EXPLOSIONS;

LOSS PREVENTION;

EXPLOSION;

EID: 0035516271     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-4230(01)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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3. Characterization of mixture reactivity in vented explosions
4. Improved guidelines for the sizing of vents in dust explosions
5. Dust explosion vent sizing technology implemented by factory mutual loss prevention consultants worlwide