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Document ID (ISN)23325
CIS number 75-1217
ISSN - Serial title Unser Brandschutz
Year 1974
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Kiessling R.
Title Dust and flammability characteristics of settled dust and dust-air mixtures
Original title Staub- und Zündkennwerte von lagernden Stäuben und Staub-Luft-Gemischen [in German]
Bibliographic information wissenschaftlich-technische Beilage 5/1974, p.71-74. Illus. 5 ref.
Abstract The flammability characteristics of dextrin powder, skimmed milk and whole milk are tabulated and commented upon. Airborne dextrin dusts are flammable and explosive, whereas settled dextrin is poorly flammable, either spontaneously or through an external agent. Milk powder, on the other hand, has a tendency to take fire or to explode, spontaneously or otherwise.
Descriptors (primary) flammable limits; dextrin; explosive limits; flammable dust; milk powder
Descriptors (secondary) airborne dust; flammability testing; explosibility testing; explosion hazards; deposited dust
Document type -
Subject(s) Fire and explosions
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Explosions
Fires