1. Explosibility of micron- and nano-size titanium powders
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Rolf K. Eckhoff, Paul Amyotte, Faisal Khan, Simon P. Boilard, and Ashok G. Dastidar
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Nano size ,Materials science ,General Chemical Engineering ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Autoignition temperature ,Management Science and Operations Research ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,law.invention ,Ignition system ,Minimum ignition energy ,chemistry ,Control and Systems Engineering ,law ,Forensic engineering ,Particle ,Particle size ,Composite material ,Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality ,Dust explosion ,Food Science ,Titanium - Abstract
Explosibility of micron- and nano-titanium was determined and compared according to explosion severity and likelihood using standard dust explosion equipment. ASTM methods were followed using a Siwek 20-L explosion chamber, MIKE 3 apparatus and BAM oven. The explosibility parameters investigated for both size ranges of titanium include explosion severity (maximum explosion pressure (Pmax) and size-normalized maximum rate of pressure rise (KSt)) and explosion likelihood (minimum explosible concentration (MEC), minimum ignition energy (MIE) and minimum ignition temperature (MIT)). Titanium particle sizes were −100 mesh (
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- 2013
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