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Radandt scaling law, 434,437438,441442 Screening tests, explosibility,488-490
Radioactive heat transfer, 268-270 Screw conveyors, 65-76
Reaction forces, 98,99-101 Secondary explosions,7-10,12
Recording dust explosions, 20-21 Selecting means for preventing and mitigating
Reentrainment (of dust), 199,224 dust explosions, 121-141
Removal and prevention of dust accumulations chemical process industry, 127-132
outside process equipment, 112-1 13 cost considerations, 122, 123
Research and development(199&2002), 580-679 evaluating, 121-122, 123
books and conference proceedings, 580-582 hazard analysis, 124-127
conclusions, 646 powders and dusts literature survey, 133-141
dust explosion case histones, 641-643 standards, recommendationsand guidelines,
expert systems, 643-645 141
introduction, 580-5 82 Self-heating, 505
joint efforts in Europe, 645 in bag filter dust, 404
in People’s Republic of China, 646 coal powder or dust in bulk and, 136
status and outstanding problems computer models, 397-401
in fundamental research on dust explosions, experiments, 389-397
582-6 10 deposit on hot surface, 391
in preventing and mitigating dust explosions heat conductivity, 394-397
in industry, 610-636 heat flux ignition source, 391-392
in testing dust ignitability and explosibility, isoperibolic, 389-390
636-641 smoldering combustion, 393-394,614-615
Resistivity, electrical, 487-488 literature survey, 401-404
Reynolds number, 225,258,320,410 milk powder and, 134
accelerating coal dust flames turbulence powder types, 388-404
computer model, 366 prevention of, 58-59
drag on a particle and, 215,216,217 research on, 589-590
for Aow of burning cloud, 464 theoretical work, 397-401
laminar-to-turbulenttransitions, 344 Self-ignition.See Self-heating
peatlair turbulence computer model and, 366 Separators,use of, 65
special, 228, 344 Settling velocity apparatus, 482483,484,485
turbulence and, 327, 328, 329, 330,339, 342, Shear cells, 209-210,211,225
364 Shock waves, 221,595
Richardson-Zakiequation, 231 Silicon/alloysdust, literature survey, 139-140
Risk analysis, 125,634 Silicon particle size, 31
Risk and safety management, 634-635 Silicon powder explosion,Bremanger (1972),
Risk definition,467 190-192
Roots blower, 439 Silos, experimentsin, 465
Rosin-Rammler charts, 425 large, 435438,453
Rotary locks, 493,568 slender, 438-493
design diagram, 83 smoldering fires in, fighting, 615
effectiveness of, 350 venting, 626-621,630
explosion isolation, 75-76 Single impact ignition risks, 64
Rust venting theory, 437,450,462 Siwek test (20 liter sphere), 683,703
development of, 242
International ElectrotechnicalCommission and,
St classification(explosion violence), 87 523
Safe process design, inherently, 611 MEC results, 311, 521
Safety, intrinsic, 576 test, 530-531
Safety analysis, 634 Smoldering combustion, 11-13
Safety audits, 125-127 experiments, 393-394,401
Safety management, 120,634-635 explosion in Norway (1985), 177-178
Safety in Mines Research Establishment (SMRE), explosion in Sweden (1989), 181-182
473 explosion in Tomylovo (1987-1989), 178-180
Saltation, 226,227 extinction, 59, 60
Sampling techniques, dust, 477479 in fabric filter plants in steel works, 404
Schuber experimentalwork, 347-35 1 ignition of, 493