Tag: powder dust explosion
How to prevent powder dust explosion
An explosion can be prevented if both or either of the conditions Explosive Limit and Source of ignition are avoided. Powder coating system should be designed to prevent both conditions occurring ,but due to the difficulty of totally eliminating sources of ignition,more reliance should be placed on the prevention of explosive concentrations of powder. This can be achieved by ensuring that the powder in air concentration is kept below 50% of the Lower Explosive Limit(LEL). Determined LELs on the rangeRead More …
The causes of dust explosion and fire hazards during manufacturing powder coating
Powder coatings are of the fine organic materials, they can give rise to dust explosions. A dust explosion may break out when the following conditions happen at the same time. A ignition sources is present, including: (a) hot surfaces or flames;(b) electrical discharges or sparks;(c) electrostatic discharges. The concentration of dust in the air is between the Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) and Upper Explosion Limit (UEL). when a layer of deposited powder coating or a cloud comes into contact with anRead More …