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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 29697 |
| CIS number |
78-1213 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-11-883006-6 |
| Year |
1977 |
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| Author(s) |
Joint Standing Committee on Health, Safety and Welfare in Foundries, Health and Safety Executive, London. |
| Title |
A study of the causes of molten metal and water explosions. |
| Bibliographic information |
H.M. Stationery Office, P.O. Box 569, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom, 1977. 43p. Illus. 91 ref. Price: £1.75. |
| Abstract |
Fourth report (for the 1st and 2nd reports on prevention, see CIS 72-2042 and 77-220) of the Subcommittee on continuous casting and high-speed melting, summarising the causes and possible prevention of so-called "vapour" explosions which occur when molten metal comes into contact with cooling water of metallurgical plant. This report, which gives special consideration to continuous casting plants, reviews a research project on determination of the mechanism initiating vapour explosions. Tests are done with gram quantities of molten tin, aluminium, bismuth, indium, gallium, thallium, and lead, and kilogram quantities of molten lead, zinc, brass, copper, and magnesium dropped into water. These explosions appear to be due to physical causes and not chemical reactions. Any molten metal dropping into water would in suitable conditions produce a violent explosion. Appendices (Page F.M., Alexander W.O.) contain detailed descriptions of experiments on explosive liquid-liquid interactions and on the effect of moisture condensation onto cold aluminium scrap in a melting furnace. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
continuous casting; molten materials; non-ferrous metal industries; explosions; water |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
analysis of accident causes; United Kingdom; experimental determination; metals; melting furnaces; report |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Explosions
Foundries, metalcasting and forging operations
Smelting and refining operations
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