| Document ID (ISN) | 19725 |
| CIS number |
72-2540 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Cahiers de notes documentaires - Sécurité et hygiène du travail |
| Year |
1972 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Dangreaux J. |
| Title |
Catalytic combustion equipment |
| Original title |
Les appareils à combustion catalytique. [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
3rd quarter 1972, No.68, Note No.798-68-72, p.261-270. Illus. |
| Abstract |
A report on tests with catalytic heaters to determine the danger of using these units in explosive astmospheres (workshop heating, drying parts treated with flammable substances). Tests were carried out (a) in the presence of flammable gases and vapours (ethyl ether, hexane, cyclohexane, etc.); (b) with a steel sheet near a heater; (c) in the presence of an ethyl ether/air mixture agitated by a fan; (d) with flammable ignition material (oil-soaked rags); (e) with automisation tests on flammable liquids (gasoline, white-spirit, Cellosolve, etc.); and (f) in a paint-spraying and drying booth during normal operations. Hydrogen and ethyl ether ignited (explosively) in nearly all cases, but not the other substances. An attempt is made to explain the observed explosion phenomena. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
catalytic combustion equipment; explosion hazards; fire hazards |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
flammable gases; drying; explosibility testing; organic solvents; paint spraying |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Explosions
Fires
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