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Dust explosions in the process industries /

Unfortunately, dust explosions are common and costly in a wide array of industries such as petrochemical, food, paper and pharmaceutical. It is imperative that practical and theoretical knowledge of the origin, development, prevention and mitigation of dust explosions is imparted to the responsible...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eckhoff, Rolf K.
Formato: eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Gulf Professional Pub., �2003.
Edición:3rd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Dust explosions
  • origin, propagation, prevention, and mitigation : an overview
  • Case histories
  • Generation of explosible dust clouds by reentrainment and redispersion of deposited dust in air
  • Propagation of flames in dust clouds
  • Ignition of dust clouds and dust deposits: further consideration of some selected aspects
  • Sizing of dust explosion vents in the process industries: further consideration of some important aspects
  • Assessment of ignitability, explosibility, and related properties of dusts by laboratory-scale tests
  • Electrical apparatuses for areas containing combustible dusts
  • Research and development, 1990-2002
  • Appendix: Ignitability and explosibility data for dusts from laboratory tests.