Moderation of explosion likelihood and consequences of non-traditional dusts

Institution of Chemical Engineers Symposium Series

Volumn , Issue 156, 2011, Pages 148-154

  Amyotte, Paul ^a   Domaratzki, Ruth ^a   Lindsay, Matthew ^a   MacDonald, Dustin ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dust explosions; Flocculent material; Hybrid mixtures; Inherent safety; Moderation

Indexed keywords

DUST; ENGINEERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHYLENE; FIREDAMP; FLAMMABLE MATERIALS; HAZARDS; IGNITION; MIXTURES; POLYETHYLENES; TESTING;

DUST EXPLOSION; HYBRID MIXTURES; INHERENT SAFETY; MAXIMUM EXPLOSION PRESSURE; MAXIMUM RATE OF PRESSURE RISE; MINIMUM EXPLOSIBLE CONCENTRATIONS; MINIMUM IGNITION TEMPERATURE; MODERATION;

EXPLOSIONS;

EID: 84861863961     PISSN: 03070492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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