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TABLE 46-0 (Concluded)
Type ofdust
tgnitton temp of
dust cloud (degC)
Mm spark energy
required for
ignttion of dust cloud
(mxllf joules)
Min ex plosive concen tration (oz per
1000 on ft)
Mar
explosion pressure
(pst)
Rates of pressure rise (pti per sec)
Avg Max
Limiting oxygen
percentage to prevent ignition of dust cloud by electric sparks
Pitch coal tar (58% ml matter)
Procaine penicillin Rubber crude hard Seeobartital sodium Soap Sodium alkytarytsutfonate Sodium benzoate Sodium carboxymethyi
cellulose Sorbic acid Sulfur Vitamin B, Wood flour
710
20
35
95
1900
6,000
IS
450
25
50}
1 000
2000
350
SO
25
80
1 200
3300
15
520 95 105 55 250 500
430 60 45 85 600 1 750
540 130 ret 400 1 250
560
80
55
85
1.800
10000+
350 560 150 60 300 600
470
IS
25
90
3000
10 000+
190
15
35
80
1 700
4 750
11
500
80
105
80
1000
2 250
430
20
40
110
1600
5500
17
From Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, rev 7th ed Edited by T Baumeuter (Copyright 1987 McGrawHill Book Co ) Used by permission
When uranium uranium hydride, and zirconium were dispersed into air at room temperature the dust clouds ignited under some conditions
tThe oxygen reduction data in this table are based on tests made in air-CO, mixtures Dust clouds of thonum titanium, uranium, zirconium Dowmetal and certain magnesium and magnesium-alloy powders ignited in pure CO,
1 Pressure and rates of pressure rise for these dusts were measured by an older testing technique
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