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Hazard Assesment of Dust Explosion Pharmaceutical Raw Material Powders

원료의약품 분진의 폭발 위험성 평가

  • Received : 2018.01.15
  • Accepted : 2018.04.20
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

Dust explosions are occurring in a variety of industries. A dust explosion caused by a specific energy generates huge amount of energy in the ignition and releases decomposition gas. Damages can be increased since this released decomposition gas can cause second and subsequent explosions. In this study, the goal was to obtain practical information on what could affect the explosion by comparing the characteristics of two kinds of dusts with completely different chemical properties. Three kinds of dusts were measured and evaluated for explosion pressure, dust explosion index, explosion limit and minimum ignition energy. It is possible to grasp the characteristics of each dust and use it as useful accident prevention data in the production of raw material powder.

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