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Fire Safety Journal Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 1977, Pages 71-85

doi:10.1016/0379-7112(77)90010-8 Copyright 1977 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.

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Pressure development during explosions in clouds of dusts from grain, feedstuffs and other natural organic materials
Rolf K. Eckhoff

Dept. of Science and Technology, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Nygrdsgaten 114, N-5000, Bergen, Norway Received 26 July 1976. Available online 30 January 2003.

Abstract
An investigation into the explosibility of dusts from a range of grain and feedstuffs has been undertaken. The standard Hartmann bomb was used as test apparatus, the ignition source being a continuous spark. The purpose of the investigation was two-fold. First, it was of interest to analyze the statistical scatter in data from replicate Hartmann bomb tests. Secondly, it was desirable to disclose any systematic relationship existing between explosibility, and physical and chemical properties of the dusts. The statistical analysis revealed that the coefficients of variation, /m, of pmax in replicate tests with a given dust, were for most of the dusts between 0.05 and 0.10, whereas in the case of (dp/dt)max most of the coefficients of variation were between 0.20 and 0.40. Further statistical analysis indicated that distributions of data from replicate Hartmann bomb test scan be assumed to be normal. No systematic correlation between calorific values of the dusts and explosibility was found. The possibility of correlating explosibility to chemical composition as obtained in a standard Weende feedstuffs analysis, was investigated. A reasonably good positive correlation between (dp/dt)max and percentage starch + fibres (cellulose) was disclosed. Results from additional Hartmann bomb tests with starch, cellulose and protein powders confirmed the validity of this correlation. The goodness of the correlation was improved when taking into account the effect of variations in particle size, expressed as specific "envelope" surface. The effect of moisture content in the dust, on (dp/dt)max was also investigated. A simple relationship, likely to be applicable to the group of dusts studied, was found.
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The results obtained can be condensed into an approximative, empirical equation, applicable to the group of dusts studied, and giving, at a selected probability level of confidence, (dp/dt)max in a Hartmann bomb test as a function of chemical composition, moisture content, and fineness of the dust.

Fire Safety Journal Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 1977, Pages 71-85

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