| Thursday, 27 April 2006: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM | |||
| Asia 4 (Dolphin Hotel) | |||
Particulate Handling/Processing and Granular Systems (TWc) | |||
| #244 - Handling of Ultra-Fine Powders and Prevention of Dust Explosions (TWC14) | |||
| Recent dust explosions at West Pharmaceuticals and CTA Acoustics, both in the US have tragically demonstrated the importance of proper design and operation to dry-end process safety. The trend towards development and manufacture of finer combustible powders in many industries can be expected to increase this risk significantly . This session is seeking submissions related to all aspects of dust explosions from both theoretical and practical perspectives, including key learnings from incident investigations. Papers regarding the reactive hazards associated with preparation and handling of ultra-fine powders, such as self-heating behavior and pyrophoricity, are also welcome including those that address the areas related to electrostatic charging, suppression, inerting, venting and house keeping practices of the unit operations. | |||
| Chair: | Bob Gravell | ||
| CoChair: | Konanur Manjunath | ||
| CoSponsor(s): | Topical 3: 2006 Process Plant Safety Symposium (T3) Topical 4: Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) (T4) Topical 5: 40th Loss Prevention Symposium (T5) Loss Prevention Symposium (11a) Process Plant Safety Symposium (11b) | ||
| 8:00 AM | 244a | Development and Design of Handling Technology for Highly Explosible Powders Peter W. Wypych | |
| 8:20 AM | 244b | Reducing Dust Emission from Grain Handling Ship Loaders Craig Wheeler, Alan Roberts, Tobias Krull, Stephen Wiche | |
| 8:40 AM | 244c | Theory and Practice of Dust Collector Protection John E. Going, Tony Lombardo | |
| 9:00 AM | 244d | Prevention of Dryer Fires: Problem Analysis & Application of Results Emre Ergun, Joseph Senecal | |
| 9:20 AM | 244e | Surfactants: Do They Work for Suppression of Dust in Iron Ore Plants? S. Komar Kawatara, C Copeland | |
| 9:40 AM | 244f | Explosible Dusts, US Codes and Standards of Safe Management Practices David E. Kaelin, Richard Prugh | |
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