Cement Dust Hazards in Cement Manufacturing Industries
Guest Author: Olusegun Bamiduro Cement manufacturing is a vital industrial activity across the continent of Africa and in many other countries throughout the world. Growth in demand for cement continues ...
2017 Explosion Safety Days – A Post Event Analysis & Review
What is the “State of the Art” in spray dryer explosion protection? That is the question that the 2017 Explosion Safety Days conference hosted by REMBE® aimed to answer. With ...
Fighting Smoldering Fires in Silos – A Cautionary Note on Using Carbon Dioxide
Guest Author: Dr. Frank Huess Hedlund This communication seeks to draw attention to the hazards of releasing liquid carbon dioxide into environments where an ignitable atmosphere may exist. Static discharges ...
Silos, Bins, and Buckets – Fire and Explosion Protection in Grain Handling and Food Processing Industries
Guest Author: Olusegun Bamiduro A dust explosion is the rapid combustion of fine particles suspended in the air, often but not always in an enclosure location. Dust explosions can occur ...
Protecting the Biomass Process from Fires and Explosions
Guest Author: Jeff Nichols How to keep from blowing up and burning down your wood pelleting operation. “You know you are making fuel, right?” This is a question I often ...
National Fire Protection Association Standards for Combustible Dust
Guest Author: Russell Bainbridge It is often difficult to convince facility owners why adhering to combustible dust standards is required. From my experience one of the best places to start ...
Top Four Challenges Protecting Dairy Industry Spray Dryers from Dust Explosions
Guest Author: Alan Tyldesley Henry Febo from FM Global has written a good review for the AIDIC (Italian Association of Chemical Engineering) which provides an excellent review of explosions associated ...
Wet Dust Collection – A Cost Effective Alternative to Traditional Dust Collection Systems
Guest Author: Andrew Simms Throughout the metal fabrication and machining industries there is a lack of awareness about the dangers of combustible metal dusts. Many workers do not know that ...
Causes, Examples, and Preventions of Metal Dust Explosion
Guest Author: Denise Duncan “Complacency is the enemy of both security and progress” One of the most difficult aspects of dust explosion prevention and protection is a general lack of ...
Continuous Dust Monitoring Using Electrostatic Induction
Guest Authors: Tim White & George Armbruster The importance of continuous dust monitoring across all industries is often overlooked. Neglecting to make plant cleanliness a priority and actively avoiding the ...
Approaches to Economical Combustible Dust Explosion Protection: A Study of Spray Dryer Processes and Solutions
Guest Author: Dr.-Ing. Johannes Lottermann Much has been written and will continue to be written about the risks of combustible dust in a manufacturing facility, if for no other reason, ...
Book Review: Principles of Combustion, by Kenneth K. Kuo
[bibshow file=references.bib] I was introduced to Principles of Combustion in 2011 during my employment as a research engineer. Throughout this position and while completing my PhD, I often referred back ...