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               Figure 7.61  Complete system for testing the efficacy of explosion suppression systems according to
               the International Standards Organization (7 985b) (Courtesy of Fike Corporation, United States).



















                 T                 T       1     t
                 INITIATION OF OUST   IGNITION   OETECTION   SUPPRESSION
                 CLOUO INJECTION                 EFFECTIVE
               Figure 7.62  Typical pressure-versus-time trace during a dust explosion suppression test in the stan-
               dard  7  m3 IS0 apparatus.
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