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The new definitive reference in the field.
Between them, the renowned team of editors and authors have amassed unparalleled experience at such institutes as BAM, PTB, Pittsburgh National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, BASF AG, and the University of Göttingen. In this work -- the first of its kind for 35 years -- they describe in detail those measures that prevent or limit industrial explosions and the damage so caused. They cover various preventative methods, as well as the current state of technology combined with data gained through experimentation.
This handbook offers operational, planning, design and safety engineers working in industry, government agencies and professional associations in-depth knowledge of the scientific and technical basics, allowing them to apply explosion protection according to any given situation.
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| Title of eBook: Handbook of Explosion Prevention and Protection | |
| Release Date: 03-11-2008 | |
| Publisher: Wiley-VCH |
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Handbook of Explosion Prevention and Protection
Chapter One
Explosion Processes H. Gg. Wagner,
1.1 Introduction
The development of human culture is closely linked to the use and exploitation fire by mankind. Even today more than 90% of the energy used comes from combustion processes, although in recent decades the number of combustion processes applied for this and other purposes has apparently decreased somewhat remarkably high degree of operational safety has been achieved over thousands generations in using combustion processes. Of course there is never 100% safety and we occasionally hear of accidental fires and explosions, of combustion processes running out of control, and of undesired processes that happen completely unexpectedly. Even though their share of the total volume of combustion is generally very small, their local effects can be disastrous. It is therefore truly worthwhile to ensure that such events are avoided. The aim of this book is to contribute to the prevent of explosion accidents.
Explosions can arise from exothermic chemical reactions of gaseous fuel-air mixtures or from mixtures of dust or fuel droplets with air. Such mixtures are used in technical combustion plants, furnaces, combustion chambers, and motors. In addition, there are exothermic compounds which can explode without the presence of an oxidant in the gas phase. Examples are ozone, acetylene, and azomethane. Besides air, other oxidizing agents, e.g., pure oxygen, halogens such as fluorine or chlorine, and nitrogen oxides can cause disastrous explosions when mixed with a fuel. In practice, any substance or combination of substances which can undergo (sufficiently) exotherm
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