Dust explosions: How should the influence of humidity be taken into account?

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-20

  Traore M ^a   Dufaud, O ^a   Perrin, L ^a   Chazelet, S ^a   Thomas, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Dust explosions; Equilibrium relative humidity; Ignition sensitivity; Standards; Static electricity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ALUMINUM; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DUST; ELECTROSTATICS; EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT METALS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; POWDERS; STANDARDS; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER CONTENT; WATER VAPOR;

ALUMINIUM DUSTS; CHARGE DECAYS; CHEMICAL NATURES; CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERES; DUST EXPLOSIONS; DUST SAMPLES; EQUILIBRIUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY; HUMID ATMOSPHERES; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; MAGNESIUM STEARATES; ONE HANDS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; RATE INCREASES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; VOLUME RESISTIVITIES; WATER VAPOURS;

HUMIDITY CONTROL;

EID: 58249090354     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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