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Dust Explosions in the Process Industries

Third Edition

Rolf K. Eckhoff, measures, testing methods, design meas-
University of Bergen, Norway ures and safe operating techniques. Also
provided, is a detailed and comprehensive
Prevent dust explosions from taking critique of all significant phases relating to
their toll on lives and livelihoods the hazard and control of a dust explosion.
This is an invaluable and potentially
From bakeries to petrochemical plants, life-saving reference tool for industry, safety
dust explosions can, and do, kill consultants and students.
New material includes the latest
research and case histories that can CONTENTS Dust explosions - origin,
prevent these catastrophes from propagation, prevention and mitigation: an
happening in your plant overview; Case histories; Generation of
explosible dust clouds by re-entrainment
A perfect textbook for the chemical, and re-dispersion of deposited dust in air;
mechanical, or petroleum engineering Propagation of flames in dust clouds;
student. Ignition of dust clouds and dust deposits:
further consideration of some selected
aspects; Sizing of dust explosion vents in
Dust explosions kill dozens of people and the process industries: further consideration
wound hundreds every year. Most of these of some important aspects; Assessment of
accidents could have been prevented, ignitability, explosibility and related
through safer processes and better-main- properties of dusts by laboratory scale tesrs;
tained equipment. This new edition of Dust Electrical equipment for areas containing
Explosions in the Process Industries explores combustible dusts; Comprehensive review
the causes of dust explosions in a wide array of latest research; Comprehensive selection
of process industries such as petrochemical, of ignitability and explosibility data for dust
food and feedstuff, paper, pharmaceutical from laboratory tests.
and metallurgical. More importantly, it
shows how to learn from these past Eckl is a Professor of Process
accidents and prevent future ones.
JalityTeLtltlology, at the University of
Bergen, Norway.
Engineers must learn how to prevent dust
explosions from occurring and how to cre- Related titles:
ate a safer environment as part of standard
operating activities. This book explains how What Went Wrong
an environment that is conducive to an Trevor Kletz
explosion can develop through a one-time ISBN 0884159205, Hardcover
occurrence, but it also shows how unsafe
practices, over months or even years, can Serious Incident Prevention 2nd edition
eventually create a life-threatening hazard. Tom Burns
The material in this book offers an up to ISBN 0750675217, Hardcover
date evaluation of proven preventive

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