Theory and Nature of Dust Explosions: Phenomena, Causes and Methods of Prevention (Classic Reprint) Book

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Pace Explosion of Dust in Miniature Elevator (Demonstration)................... 59 Explosion in Flour Mill at Minneapolis, Minn., May 2, 1878 .................. 61 Explosion in Feed-grinding Plant at Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 12, 1919............. 65 Explosion in Flour Mill at Boissevaiu, Manitoba, Can., Dec. 6, 1919........... 67 Explosion in Tea and Spice Mill at Cincinnati, Ohio, January 17, 1920 ......... 69 Explosion in Elevator and Feed Mixing Plant at Richford, Vt., October 7, 1908.. 71 Explosion in Elevator at Baltimore, Md., June 13, 1916........................ 73 Explosion in Starch Factory at Waukegan, 111., November 25, 1912........... 79 Explosion in Rubber Recovery Plant at Muskegon, Mich., August 18, 1920..... 81 Explosion in Feed section of Starch Factory at Granite City, III., August 7, 1910.................................................................... 83 Explosion in Elevator at Weehawkcn, N. J., July 15, 1915.....................Table of Contents Pagr; CHAPTER 1 1; Nature and Theory of Dust Explosion's; I Dust Explosions and Gas Explosions Compared; A Similar Canditions ior both; B Explosive limits; Work of J D Morgan Work of Bureau of Mines; C Pressure and Velocities' Various investigators on gases; Bureau of Mines, British and French on dusts II Theories on ignition and propagation of explosions Gas distillation, Direct oxidation or both; III Comparison of Mine and Mill or Factory Explosions; IV Relative Inflammability of Dusts; A Early investigations; B Investigations of K V Wheeler; 1 Division of dusts into three classes; 2 Ignition temperatures of various dusts with tabulation of; results; 3 Lowest temperature of ignition of various dusts with; tabulation of results; C Bureau of Mines; D Bureau of Chemistry; Relative inflammability of dusts with table showing results of tests; V Factors Affecting the Inflammability of Dust; A Size of dust particles; 15 MoisturRead More