Reduction of dust explosion hazard by fuel substitution in power plants

Process Safety and Environmental Protection: Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Part B

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 457-462

  Amyotte, P R ^a   Basu, A ^a   Khan, F I ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dust explosions; Hazard evaluation; Inherent safety; Substitution

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BLENDING; COAL; DUST; EXPLOSION TESTING; FUELS; HAZARDS; PETROLEUM COKE; DUST CONTROL; FUEL GAGES; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

DUST EXPLOSION HAZARD; FUEL FIRED POWER PLANTS; FUEL SUBSTITUTION; HAZARD EVALUATION;

POWER PLANTS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

COLUMBIAN COALS; DUST EXPLOSIONS; HAZARD EVALUATION; INHERENT SAFETY; SUBSTITUTION;

EID: 0346273594     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/095758203770866629     Document Type: Article

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