Dust and Fire Explosion in Malaysia : A Review

Dust are fine solid airborne particles which capable to passing a standard sieve. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) defines dust as any finely divided solid, 420 μm or less in diameter that passed through a U.S. No 40 standard sieve (Amyotte and Eckhoff, 2010). According to British...

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Main Authors: Badhrulhisham, Abdul Aziz, Siti Ilyani, Rani, Jolius, Gimbun
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10887/1/Dust%20Explosion%20in%20Malaysia-%20A%20Review.pdf
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Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang
Language: English
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Summary:Dust are fine solid airborne particles which capable to passing a standard sieve. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) defines dust as any finely divided solid, 420 μm or less in diameter that passed through a U.S. No 40 standard sieve (Amyotte and Eckhoff, 2010). According to British Standard Institute code BS2955:1958, dust are particles less than 76 μm in diameter (Abbasi and Abbasi, 2007).