Seeking Dust Explosion Case Histories
Seeking Dust Explosion Case Histories
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I am interested in learning of any dust explosion experiences that can be found that are fully documented. As a side note, I am a member of AIChE, NFPA, and receive both IChemE and CSB news reports. So I have my finger on the pulse of recent events. What I am looking for really are case histories that might be older and have fallen out of ready memory.
Thanks,
Bill
Thanks,
Bill





RE: Seeking Dust Explosion Case Histories
Sometime back I have seen a good video (actually this was a case study) about the dust explosion by a fluidized bed dryer manufacturer (www.glatt.com)
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Regards,
Bill
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Good luck. I recently wrote an article in Building Standards magazine on this and I think I've gotten my hand on most every report. Unfortunately they did not include the list of incidents I've found.
You may also want to look at Eckhoff's book on dust deflagrations. Its published by Gulf Publishing. It's a very good resource.
FYI, you are probably aware that the CSB will be releasing a paper on this subject this year. I've had a great deal of discussion with their staff and they probably will produce the best compiliation on this subject matter.
RE: Seeking Dust Explosion Case Histories
Thanks. I should have explained more. I am a member of the Technical Committees for NFPA 68, 69, 654, 650 and so on. Rolf Eckhoff is a friend and colleague and his book is prominently on my shelf and constantly referred to. I am well acquainted with the CSB efforts. A mixed bag, frankly but overall good and I support their efforts. Where can I find your article?
Regards,
Bill
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Also the suppression people like Fike.
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Fike is a direct competitor to my company, but we do share pertinent technical information usually in the context of our committee work. It is quite difficult to get information on explosion incidents. The legal world has subsumed the engineering world when things like this happen for liability reasons.
Regards,
Bill
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Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the article.
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http://www.fenwalprotection.com/default.jsp
We recently had a presentation from Dave Grandaw that covered some dust explosion history.
Larry
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