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Carbon and coal particles, ignition and electrically conductive, 559
combustion, 256-264 electrically nonconductive,558-559
CasseVDas GuptdGnruswamy theory, 283-284 hazard classification,543
Casselkiebman theory, 424 Combustible gaddust cloud mixtures, 50-55
Cereals, thermal behavior, 403 Combustion of single particles, 587-589
Chapman-Jouguettheory for detonation, 368, aluminum, 25 1-253
369,370-371 carbon, 256-264
Chemical process industry and selecting coal: 256-264
prevention scheme, 127-132 magnesium, 253-255
background, 127-129 wood, 264-265
conclusions, 132 zirconium, 255
crushing and milling equipment, 128, 129, Computer model by Continello, 301-303
130-131 Computer models, theories of flame propagation
dryers for powders and granular materials, 128, in turbulent dust clouds, 363-367
131 background, 363-364
dust removal equipment, 130, 132 Clark-Smoot, 366-367
powder and dust conveyors, 130, 132 Kjaldman, 364-366
powder and dust mixers, 129,131-132 Ogle, Beddow, Chen, 364
ClarWSmoot model, 366 Computer simulation models, use of, 397401,
Closed-circuit systems (for dust cloud 402,587
generation), 244 Computer-baseddecision-makingtools, 643-645
CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute) discharge circuit, Control and interlocking systems (explosion
510,511-512 prevention systems), 109-111
Coal dust. See also Pulverized coal Cooling procedures, 59
in air theories, 290-294 Cork dust
burning velocity, 273-275, 277 experiments, 325,398
computer models, 366-367 heat conductivity,395, 396, 398, 399
experiments, 321,347, 348, 357,417,420 Corona discharges, 16, 17-18
explosions Cost comparisons,protection systems, 122, 123
Elkford (1982), 187-188 Costs of explosion prevention and mitigation, 635
Haswell mine (1844), 20-21 Coulomb’s equation, 203
Lagerdorf (1980), 189 Critical mass, suppressant, 104
other, 189-190 Crushing and milling equipment, protection
San Bernardino (1984), 188 selection, 128, 129, 130-131
underground roadway configurationsand, 634 “Cube-root-law,”299, 340-341,461
flame studies, 273-277,318,597 Cyclone experiments,444447,454,465
ignitability and explosibility properties, 348
ignition and combustion, 29,256-264
inert dust addition, 73 Damkohler number, 257, 385, 387
literature survey, 136-137,401403 Deagglomeration,226,232,444,586
particle size, 29,42 Deflagration-to-detonationtransition (DDT),
pressure influence on, 47,48,49 369,372
research, 593 Detonation(s)
self-heating, 136,401-402 defined, 367
temperature of dust clouds and, 46 experiments, 367-370
Coal grinding plant, sensor system, 109-1 11 research, 607-608
Coal mine gallery experiments, 351-363 theories, 370-373
Coal piles Chapman-Jonguet,368,369,370-371
heat conductivity in, 395 dust cloud(s), 372-373
inhibitors to self-heating,403 ZND theory, 372
spontaneous combustionrisks, 402 Development.See Research and Development
storage periods and size, 403 Devolatilizationprocess, 29; 32, 50,260, 263,
Codes of practice, 141 268, 275, 276,277,284, 290, 292, 293,
Combustible dusts 302
areas containing, classificationof, 553-557 dust cloud detonation and, 373
electrical apparatusesfor areas containing, peathir turbulence computer model, 365
549-579 turbulent mixing and, 331