Open AccessDust Explosions – Hazards, Prevention, and Protection
Author(s) -
Martin Glor
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/000942903777678443
Subject(s) - dust explosion , ignition system , risk analysis (engineering) , risk prevention , environmental science , forensic engineering , engineering , business , waste management , aerospace engineering
An overview of the occurrence and characteristics of dust explosions is given. The prerequisites for the formation of a dust explosion are discussed. In particular the importance of the knowledge of the safety characteristic data to assess the ignition hazards due to the different ignition sources occurring in practice is outlined and explained. The measures of explosion prevention and explosion protection are summarized and their advantages, disadvantages, limits and requirements are listed.