Table of Contents

Background to dust explosions; approach to handling dust explosion hazards; selection of a basis for safety; determination of dust fire and explosion characteristics; explosibility classification explosion characteristics; other explosibility and ignitability characteristics; dust layer combustibility characteristics; where to go for tests; control of ignition; ignition sources; assessment of ignition; hazards and risks; examples of ignition prevention measures; inerting; outline of principles inerting as a basis of safety; LOC for preventing explosion; supply, distribution and monitoring of inert gas; peak demands for inert gas; examples inerting/venting and inerting/suppression combinations; worked example of the calculation method for inerting; explosion containment; explosion containment as a basis of safety; explosion containment in linked vessels; guidance on explosion containment in linked vessels; explosion suppression; suppression as a basis for safety; methods of detection of an incipient explosion; control systems; methods of injecting suppressant; suppressant materials design procedures; applications; explosion venting; venting as a basis of safety; sizing of vents for single enclosures; conclusions; explosion venting of linked vessels; guidance on explosion venting of explosion venting - supplementary design considerations; explosion venting - special dust cloud conditions; explosion venting - safe discharge area; prevention of re-ignition; preventing the transfer of smouldering material and burning particles into an explosible dust cloud. Appendices - incidents; legislation; descriptions of explosibility apparatus; dust fires KSE - nomographs; estimates for reduced explosions.