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Expeaiment-2
Aim: Detesminatian of Inflammabilits Incdex Qf agiven coalsample by-
Godhest-Gseennald appaäatus
Apposatus sequised:
Godbest -Gseennald appaaatus
Oxugen Cyiundex

Theoay

Hammability od explosihility_index.ofL0a
A unit neight of coal is dispexsed inon enyiaonment ofais od0xugen and
ianited to cause explosionQfccaldust: he amount Qfincatdust.s Dhich
LDhen mixed unith tHe above coal dust, Eencdes it non-flammahlegivim the
measuse af explosibility of tne.caaiseom-The.explosibility tactoxcxsimpls
the explosibilits of a coal-dust deposit (Ex)is given by-
OD-S

Wbese S is the.amount oftatal ineat:maHez (pexcent)itzatmust be

present ID a unIt massofcoa dust topxevent flae paopagaton thaough
themixtuxe as.detesmined hstest.-nepencliog.on tneexplasibilitfincdex,
theLoal-dust expnsions maybe classitied as olla0S

ype of explosion Explosihitu index_

Weak
Maclesate O'1-10

Stoong- L0- 10
SeNeKe
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Descaiption qf Godbest Greenoald appaaotus

t u b ecapable ofBeaChing
befuanace Compsises Qfa heatad silica
andsomple inesmDtoples
1empexcatusesof iaco'cBuit in.contsol,taip
ase used to measuse he intespaltempesatune o thesilica ubE A
poLdexinjection module
Sample i sclose coupled to theuznaceInlet

and is mouOLed via the fuanace sideDall assemblyoR Lompartness

Ihebotam qf theFuanace is open toatmosphexe_allauaingcombiush.on
pSDducts to vent into ibe Fume cupboaad.A Stainiess sBeel mis303 iS plaLed
ata Suitableanqle and undesneath the uBDaLe taallon yislal monitcoIng a
ihe sample as it entexs he heated silica tube. he fusace,Stand and
asscciated suppast.assemblies axe manufactuxed faon.stainless.Steel,
obilst.tbe somplepaundesipjection module.is manutacuoed foom Bons6

Ais Toput Assenbiy:

hosdes toiqject the.sample pcndes intote heated tube assemblya
esesvais is pressusised vio a sequlatedaisline.and tnen Vented intothe
poundes iiection module Ihis pulse.at.aixcasies the.Sompie poudes intothe
heated silica tube. The aixinput assemblu compises otanais sesesvois
Conplete Loithinlet.loutiet valves and pressuxe.gauge This.ass.embyan
beassemnbled and CUustomised ton ycua 1nstallationas bequised

ContsolManitosingInstaumentation
Coatsolinst5umentatico fos ie acbest-GsecnLoald fusnace as_been0
split into thaee mcdules., lempeaatunes contxoLAis Resesvoix contsoL
Heates PoOes Contaol orclRenote.Ccntsol Tsiggex

Ternpesatuse Contsoli his mcdlule. is esponsiblefa sehina md

COntsolipg the Sillcatube inteanal halltempesatuxE-Ttalso mopitoxs Oyes

4empesatuses qndlautomafica emOVes poLoeB romihe heatio elements
Ofthe silica tube is also monitoed, hence, he.suakate tempesatuse
ot e
hueic kncDn Eusofheam_LoNLBoleES Qndinclicafoss ase used _tos al
Contand displayuncticns
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AiaReseavois Contsol
Manual ccntaoloves he a inlet and outlet yaives to daaagc and dischazge
tneais oescoVDI5 COn e ca5iecl out via thes instaument AtumezFunchon
has.alsa heen_cmmploued to gue qaeatescontaoloven te.cpen time of
nexeseavoX dischage value,heatasealkccoing he vale.to fully.open
Oxpastiaily opentodischange fhe.aid aescavoi

PoLoex Contsol Module: be poLne cootsolmcdule compaises offa.

mains txansfoamen and solid-stateselau, 5pecifically os contaol-
ofme Silica tube heatioqelements.hismodule.can be.noun fed lacally
tothe fuxnace as xequixed.

Remote ontsol Taiggea MaduleiTbismcdule allaas the.opesat

to openne sesexvoia outlet vale uOhilst looking fox anevent inside
he silica tube iatne fubnace mibss A pLsh button locoted onthe Kemte
taages module is LUSed toopen the aix seseavoix Qutlet valve.Addition
featuses locatedon tne xemote madule alloo fe openatos komatually
LOhexe the
chasae he aix nesesvois md to adopt a semL-utomatic mode
OIs sesevOS IS chasqed LAith ala aEtex eath enting

Instsument_opedstion:
thesmal Lontact with me beatex
EnsuBe tne contsol thesmD.coLuple_I6 in
ube bs obsesvafiOD omly
dual fhes2cKoLple
Usinq the hesMDLDuple extensiOn leacls connect the
and sample_input Of theinStaument
iniHe uxagce to fhe contsol input
taipinput
AlsoLonnet tihe sicgle thesmocOuple to jhe
uDit mains pluq toheates aptut outPLut pxatected_
Connett the tsonSfoxmes
fuanoce to
Mains Outlet,0ext, connet theyelloa iiOv mainsplug of
Socket
mains Poes Soitch Oa
Szitch the contsolles
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5. poLoes to tne.oven by paess ing seset puSh bultonAftex ihe eQulIe

fempesatuse taip level on 3216 tsip tempesa tuoe. is being.ser.
6 One teusnace tempesatuse has.stab1lized, Switch on ihe.aiSupply,

Set the pressune xequlatoa to5psi gnd adiust Valve Upen timE D_
U5s,next,.Check t e opexation 0 GG fusnace vemtte.contaoluDIE..

nefume.cup baasd inteslock Shculdl betested aftes installation

Ond peaodically theseatea.
Ihe.equipmentis noD seady foz miniiim iqnition termpesatme
LMII) dust cloud testing

Obsenvation Table:
.
lo0f stonedust |Jotcoaldust lhéthexflame obsenved Explosibility Factoa
Ox not Ex
Yes

50 50 Yes

6o Yes

70 30 NO 3:3

E 100 100=3:3
00-70 30

Result: he explosibility factos s Calauulated based o the pezcentage

D Ctone.dust in he coalduSt -Stone mixtuse
atohich Do lame Ldas
Obsesvedand it D0S found to be 3:3.
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Solenosd valve

fHHHE Ald supply inlet

Sample holdek Cormpaesed
aigBesezayoia

hexmocOuple
tube fusnace

Fiqsthenaticdiaqxam of Godbest-GzeenLaald appaztatus