DETERMINATION OF EXPLOSION CHARACTERISTICS
OF DUST CLOUDS:
Pmax ♦ (dp/dt)max ♦ Kst ♦ MEC ♦ LEL ♦ LOC
STANDARD REFERENCES:
• ASTM E1226 Standard Test Method for Explosibility of Dust Clouds
• ASTM E1515 Standard test method for MEC - minimum explosible concentration
of combustible dusts
• EN 14034-1:2004+A1:2011 Determination of the maximum explosion pressure Pmax of dust clouds
• EN 14034-2:2006+A1:2011 Determination of the maximum rate of explosion pressure rise
(dp/dt)max of dust clouds
• EN 14034-3:2006+A1:2011 Determination of the lower explosion limit LEL of dust clouds
• EN 14034-4:2004+A1:2011 Determination of the limiting oxygen concentration LOC of dust clouds
• EN ISO/IEC 80079-20-2 Explosive atmopheres. Material characteristics. Combustible dust methods.
SPECIFICATION:
• 20-liter double layer vessel
• Material: stainless steel (1.4541 - 321)
• Working pressure: 40 bar maximum
• Software: ANKO Dust Explosion Plotter®
• Measurement range: - Pmax 0-25 [bar]
- (dp/dt) max > 4000 [bar/s]
- Kst > 1000 [bar·m/s]
- LEL, MEC, UEL from 0 [g/m3]
- LOC 1-21 [%O2]
• Smoke extractor outlet: ø100-150 (4”-6”)
• Space requirements: min. 2,5 x2,5 m
• Power supply: 10 or 230 VAC