Dust explosion of grinded sulphur
Dust explosion of grinded sulphur
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Hi folks,
i'm in need of some advice:
a customer of our's is having troubles with his big-bag station. He fills 700-800 kg of grinded sulphur from a 1000 kg big bag to another big bag.
Again and again dust explosions occur.
Source is the friction of the material itself, not material-wall friction.
The system is not closed (sadly). Grounding did not work.
What are possible solutions to this problem ?
We are thinking atm:
reducing falling height of one bigbag to the other
closing the system
inertisation (nitrogen ?)
ventilation
best wishes
Alex.
i'm in need of some advice:
a customer of our's is having troubles with his big-bag station. He fills 700-800 kg of grinded sulphur from a 1000 kg big bag to another big bag.
Again and again dust explosions occur.
Source is the friction of the material itself, not material-wall friction.
The system is not closed (sadly). Grounding did not work.
What are possible solutions to this problem ?
We are thinking atm:
reducing falling height of one bigbag to the other
closing the system
inertisation (nitrogen ?)
ventilation
best wishes
Alex.





RE: Dust explosion of grinded sulphur
RE: Dust explosion of grinded sulphur
West Pharmaceutical Services Dust Explosion and Fire, Location: Kinston, NC, January 29, 2003 - http
CTA Acoustics Dust Explosion and Fire, Location: Corbin, KY, February 20, 2003 - http:
Hayes Lemmerz Dust Explosions and Fire, Location: Huntington, IN, October 29, 2003 - http
Combustible Dust Hazard Investigation, Location: Washington, DC, October 01, 2004 - http
Imperial Sugar Company Dust Explosion and Fire, Location: Port Wentworth, GA, February 07, 2008 - htt
RE: Dust explosion of grinded sulphur
thank you very much for the much appreciated information. After i worked it through, i'll probably get back to you,
since then
Alex.