WHY WORK WITH PRIME PROCESS SAFETY CENTER?
Prime Process Safety Center specializes in process safety testing with expert laboratory personnel. We deliver accurate, reliable, and defensible data that meets industry and regulatory standards. With state-of-the-art equipment and strict testing protocols, we ensure precise dust explosion severity testing. Our team provides in-depth analysis and valuable insights tailored to your needs. Our Houston-based, state-of-the-art laboratory ensures accurate and reliable data, while we also provide ongoing support for effective implementation and long-term safety compliance.
Gas & Vapor Flammability Areas
In industries like manufacturing, food processing, pharmaceuticals, and mining, combustible dust poses a significant hazard. To prevent catastrophic incidents like dust explosions and fires, comprehensive testing is crucial. These tests assess the explosibility and flammability of various dust types, identifying materials prone to explosion or fire. This knowledge helps implement safety protocols such as ventilation, dust control, explosion prevention and protection as well as ignition source management. Regulatory bodies like OSHA and NFPA provide guidelines for handling combustible dust, and testing ensures compliance.
Prime Process Safety Center has the expertise in conducting various gas/ liquid flammability testing, utilizing highly experienced lab staff and state-of-the-art equipment ensuring compliance with regulatory bodies and offering complimentary recommendations for various applications.
Flash point defines the lowest temperature of a flammable liquid, adjusted to account for variations in atmospheric pressure from 101.3 kPa, at which application of an ignition source causes the vapours of the liquid to ignite under specified conditions of the test. At the flash point, the liquid provides sufficient vapour near the surface of the liquid that is capable of forming ignitable mixture with air. On the other hand, fire point is the lowest temperature at which the liquid continues to burn for at least 5 seconds even after withdrawing the ignition source.
The flammability limit test is conducted to determine the lower and upper flammable concentration limits of chemicals that have sufficient vapor pressure to form flammable mixtures at atmospheric pressures at specific temperatures. The test is typically conducted on volatile liquids and gaseous materials such as refrigerants.
The autoignition of a substance is the temperature at which the vapor of a liquid or gas ignites spontaneously from the heat of the environment without the presence of an ignition source such as a spark or flame. AIT is the temperature at which air oxidation leads to ignition. Autoignition, by its very nature, is dependent on the chemical and physical properties of the material and the method used for its determination.
The Limiting Oxygen Concentration (LOC) for combustible gas refers to the minimum oxygen level in the air at which a gas explosion or combustion involving the gas cannot be sustained, even in the presence of an ignition source or sufficient fuel. It represents the lower boundary below which the gas-air mixture is unable to support combustion or explosion.
The gas explosion severity test is performed to determine the degree of “explosibility’’ of combustible gases characterized by the dust explosibility parameters, maximum explosion pressure, Pmax and explosibility index, Kg, under specified operating conditions. Kg is the rate of pressure increase during a combustible gas explosion event. Pmax provides insight into the maximum achievable pressure generated during a combustible gas explosion event.
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