Combustible dust explosions in grain processing and handling facilities
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| Publisher | Milling & Grain |
| Year of publication | 2020 January |
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| Medium | Digital |
| Edition | 1 |
| Topics | Cereal processes > Handling, storage & transport |
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| Scope & content | By Rose Keefe and Chris Cloney, DustEx Research Ltd (DustSafetyScience.com) Grain dust explosions have been recorded as far back as December 1785, when one of the first documented cases occurred at a bakery warehouse in Turin, Italy. Count Morozzo investigated the explosion and found that a portion of bakery flour, which was exceptionally dry, created a dust cloud when it dropped from an upper portion of the warehouse. Heat from a mounted lamp ignited the flour, causing an explosion that propagated in multiple directions and injured two people. Over the ensuing three centuries, similar incidents followed. What causes grain dust to explode? How can we make grain facilities safer?... Read more. |
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