Marginally explosible dusts: hazard identification and risk reduction

边缘易爆粉尘：危险识别和风险降低

• 批准号: 486336-2015
• 负责人: Amyotte, Paul
• 金额: $ 3.43万
• 依托单位: Dalhousie University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=618280
• 关键词: Marginally; explosible; dusts; hazard; identification

Dust explosions are a persistent industrial occurrence that continue to cause harm to people, damage to equipment and buildings, and economic loss from process downtime and the subsequent interruption in business activities. There are strong moral, legal and financial arguments for taking appropriate steps to prevent dust explosions from happening and to protect workers and facilities from the consequences of such events. The project described in this proposal is aimed at helping to ensure safer operation of industrial enterprises in Canada and worldwide with respect to the processing of combustible particulate materials.Research will be conducted on a specific class of combustible dust known as marginally explosible dusts. These materials pose a unique challenge when designing dust explosion prevention and mitigation measures; while they appear to explode during laboratory-scale tests, their explosion characteristics in industrial-size facilities are less certain. Comprehensive investigation of this uncertainty is only possible by means of concurrent testing using standard laboratory-scale equipment and specialized larger-scale test chambers.A highly skilled, interdisciplinary team has been assembled to work on this collaborative research and development project of importance to the safety of Canadians. Research personnel at Dalhousie University will work with national and international partners drawn from industry and a government research institute in delivering quality and timely research results. Strong commitment from Canadian industry has been demonstrated for the proposed project by virtue of the three supporting organizations (Fauske & Associates, Professional Loss Control and Fike), which are contributing funding, expertise and time of key personnel, and access to otherwise unavailable test facilities. A body of highly qualified personnel will therefore be trained in skills relevant to the Canadian workforce in industry, academia and government. The most important benefit to Canada of the proposed research will be the protection of its citizens from the life-threatening effects of industrial dust explosions.

粉尘爆炸是一种持续的工业事件，持续造成人员伤害，设备和建筑物损坏，以及工艺停机和随后业务活动中断造成的经济损失。采取适当措施防止粉尘爆炸发生并保护工人和设施免受此类事件后果的影响，在道德、法律的和财政方面都有很强的理由。本建议书所述项目旨在帮助确保加拿大和世界各地的工业企业在处理可燃颗粒材料方面更安全地运作，将对称为微爆粉尘的一类特定可燃粉尘进行研究。这些材料在设计粉尘爆炸预防和缓解措施时构成了独特的挑战;虽然它们在实验室规模的测试中似乎会爆炸，但它们在工业规模设施中的爆炸特性不太确定。只有通过使用标准实验室规模的设备和专门的大型测试室进行同步测试，才有可能对这种不确定性进行全面调查。一个高技能的跨学科团队已经组建起来，致力于这个对加拿大人的安全至关重要的合作研发项目。达尔豪西大学的研究人员将与来自行业和政府研究机构的国家和国际合作伙伴合作，提供高质量和及时的研究成果。加拿大工业界通过三个支助组织（福斯克和联营公司、专业损失控制公司和菲克公司）对拟议的项目作出了强有力的承诺，这三个组织提供了资金、专门知识和关键人员的时间，并提供了使用否则无法使用的测试设施的机会。因此，一批高素质的人员将接受与加拿大工业、学术界和政府劳动力有关的技能培训。拟议的研究对加拿大最重要的好处将是保护其公民免受工业粉尘爆炸的生命威胁。