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Development of a Medium Scale Apparatus for Testing & Teaching Dispersed Dust Flame Effects
<p>Combustible dust explosions and flash fires are a leading cause of property damage, injuries, and death in industries around the world. An example of a disastrous dust explosion occurred at CTA Acoustics in Corbin, KY in 2003. This explosion cost the lives of seven workers and injured 37 more. A …
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Laminar burning velocity measurements of stabilized aluminum dust flames
The laminar burning velocity of a stabilized dust flame is experimentally investigated in the present work. The dust used was aluminum powder with an average particle diameter of approximately 5 microns. Dust flames, in comparison to gas flames, are thicker and brighter, may be influenced by …
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Experimental investigation of constant volume sulfur dust explosions
Dust flames have been studied for decades because of their importance in industrial safety and accident prevention. Recently, dust ames have become a promising candidate to counter biological warfare. Sulfur in particular is one of the elements that is of interest, but sulfur dust ames are not well …