Short communication: Dust explosion scenario identification for layers of protection analysis (LOPA)

Particulate Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-96

  Weirick, M L ^a   Manjunath, Konanur ^b  

^a UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design plant; Dust; Explosion; LOPA; Particle size distribution; Solids handling

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTIBLE DUSTS; DUST CLOUDS; DUST EXPLOSIONS; LAYERS OF PROTECTION ANALYSIS; LOPA; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES; PROCESS STEPS; SAFETY ANALYSIS; UNIT OPERATIONS;

DESIGN; EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVES; IGNITION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

DUST;

AERATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLOUD; COMBUSTION; DANGEROUS GOODS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EQUIPMENT; EXPLOSION; FIRE; FLAMMABILITY; GAS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HYBRID; MATERIALS HANDLING; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; SOLID; SUSPENSION;

EID: 61649127315     PISSN: 02726351     EISSN: 15480046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02726350802612042     Document Type: Article

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