TY - JOUR A1 - Schlick-Hasper, Eva A1 - Bethke, John A1 - Goedecke, Thomas T1 - How To Measure The Angle of Repose of Hazardous Substances in the Test Centers for Dangerous Goods Packagings N2 - The flow properties of powdery or granular filling substances for dangerous goods packagings are safety-relevant parameters. To specify the flow behavior, the angle of repose is measured in the recognized test centers for dangerous goods packagings in Germany. Previous investigations performed on non-hazardous substances revealed that some of the methods currently used have disadvantages in application. Additionally, for occupational health and safety reasons, it was generally viewed critically to carry out measurements of the angle of repose for dangerous goods at all. Instead, the dimensionless Hausner ratio to describe the flow behavior was proposed. In this work, the investigations were extended to real hazardous substances to concretize the assessment. Five exemplary hazardous substances were tested for their angle of repose using the methods commonly applied in the test centers. The Hausner ratio was also determined. In addition, the influence of a different climatic preconditioning on the angle of repose measurement was examined using three selected non-hazardous bulk materials. The results show that the measurement of the angle of repose is not fundamentally excluded for dangerous goods. However, for reasons of applicability, repeatability and occupational health and safety, only the ISO method can be applied for dangerous filling substances. This method provides conservative results regarding a safety-related evaluation of flow properties for the transport of dangerous goods. In principle, both the ISO method and the determination of the Hausner ratio can be used for dangerous goods. It is also essential especially with finely powdered filling goods, to carry out controlled preconditioning. KW - Angle of repose KW - Flow properties KW - Flowability KW - Hausner ratio KW - Powders KW - Sift-proofness PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-576552 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2756 SN - 0894-3214 SP - 1 EP - 20 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-57655 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schlick-Hasper, Eva A1 - Bethke, John A1 - Vogler, Nico A1 - Goedecke, Thomas T1 - Flow properties of powdery or granular filling substances of dangerous goods packagings - Comparison of the measurement of the angle of repose and the determination of the Hausner ratio N2 - To ensure safety when transporting dangerous goods, it is important to specify the flow properties of the respective solid filling substance of the packagings. For this purpose, the angle of repose is currently used for the UN approvals in Germany. Measurements were carried out on 12 powdery or granular substances applying the angle of repose measuring methods customary in the test centres. The results of the methods differ significantly from each other. In addition, some of the techniques cannot be applied for very cohesive or coarse-grained materials. The results for the angle of repose show a strong scatter for some constellations (coefficient of variation more than 20 %). Safety during transport of dangerous goods cannot be guaranteed with this currently practiced system of measuring the angle of repose. As a consequence, an alternative parameter to characterize the flow properties of bulk materials should be used in the recognized test centers for dangerous goods packagings, such as the Hausner ratio. This approach leads to more precise test results for the substances examined (maximum coefficient of variation 2.8 %). It also has advantages in terms of applicability and occupational safety. Since the flow properties are safety-relevant, both in terms of mechanical safety and safety against the release of dangerous substances, the testing practice in the recognized test labs should be improved and standardized. KW - Sift-proofness KW - Powders KW - Flowability KW - Flow properties KW - Angle of repose KW - Hausner ratio PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-552990 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2678 SP - 1 EP - 18 PB - Wiley online library AN - OPUS4-55299 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlick-Hasper, Eva A1 - Bruchno, Martin A1 - Goedecke, Thomas T1 - Release of Powdery or Granular Substances from Intact Dangerous Goods Bags During Road Transport - Analysis of the Causes and Development of a Test Concept N2 - Abstract: The leaks of dangerous goods from actually intact bags detected in the years 2018 to 2020 tend to be at an almost constant high level. These releases of powdery or granular dangerous goods represent violations of the sift-proofness required in the dangerous goods regulations. This article first analyzes the causes. The components of the bags that are affected by leaks are micro-perforations, joins and closures, in particular internal sleeve valves. A distinction must be made between bags closed in conformity with or contrary to the manufacturer's instructions. The particle release is determined by a number of influencing factors of the filling substance, the packaging and other boundary conditions. Therefore, a comprehensive test concept is developed in this work, which takes all these factors into account. The application of this test concept facilitates the planning of the test setup and the experiments. On this basis, the complex mechanisms involved in the release of solid substances can be systematically investigated in the test laboratory. To prevent releases of powdery or granular substances from intact bags, it is necessary that the user has access to the closing instructions and the relevant properties of the test substance used for the design type approval. Further experimental investigations are needed to assess whether filling substances change their properties during transport and whether this enables them to escape. T2 - IAPRI Member Conference 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 15.06.2021 KW - Bags KW - Dangerous goods packagings KW - Sift-proofness KW - Particles KW - Leak PY - 2021 UR - https://whova.io/email/click/d11d7d6cf1c84dfdc8c12349468fe91c/c9af5bcf002312cff80d9b962d1014e4/ SN - 978-1-63821-160-0 SP - 390 EP - 405 PB - IAPRI CY - East Lansing, Michigan, USA AN - OPUS4-52786 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schlick-Hasper, Eva A1 - Neitsch, Marcel A1 - Goedecke, Thomas T1 - Industrial leak testing of dangerous goods packagings N2 - The Dangerous Goods Regulations currently do not include limit leakage rates orsensitivity requirements for industrial leak testing procedures that are equivalent tothe bubble test, which is the prescribed test method for design type testing ofdangerous goods packagings. During series production of such packagings, variousmethods are used, which often do not meet the requirements of the bubble test withregard to important criteria.Sensitivity, flow direction, pressure level and automatability are particularly importantfactors when selecting a suitable industrial leak testing method.The following methods are in principle both suitable and equally effective as thebubble test: pressure rise test (vacuum chamber), ultrasonic bubble leak detectionand gas detection methods (pressure technique by accumulation and vacuumchamber technique).To ensure a uniform test level during design type testing and production line leaktesting and therefore a comparable safety level as required by the Dangerous GoodsRegulations, it is necessary to include a more precise specification in these regula-tions. This requires, on the one hand, information about the sensitivity of the bubbletest and, on the other hand, the inclusion of a list of suitable, equally effective indus-trial test methods with their specific boundary conditions. T2 - 22nd IAPRI World Packaging CY - Online meeting KW - Bubble test KW - Dangerous goods packagings KW - Industrial leak testing KW - Leakproofness test KW - Series production PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-507521 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2502 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-50752 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schlick-Hasper, Eva A1 - Goedecke, Thomas A1 - Ackermann, M. A1 - Senkel, U. T1 - Staubdichtheit von Gefahrgutsäcken und -FIBC - Überblick über Probleme in der derzeitigen Transportpraxis N2 - Gemäß den internationalen Gefahrgutvorschriften müssen Säcke und flexible Großpackmittel (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container - FIBC) für feste Gefahrgüter staubdicht sein. In der Praxis der stichpunktartigen Kontrollen von Gefahrguttransporten durch die Autobahnpolizei Münster werden jedoch immer wieder Austritte von pulverförmigen oder körnigen Gefahrgütern aus eigentlich intakten Säcken und FIBC detektiert. Es wird ein Überblick über die im Jahr 2019 festgestellten Gefahrgutaustritte aus diesen Arten von Gefahrgutverpackungen gegeben. Darauf aufbauend wird eine systematische Einordnung hinsichtlich betroffener Bauarten und eine Diskussion möglicher Lösungsansätze vorgenommen. KW - Gefahrgutverpackungen KW - Staubdichtheit KW - Gefahrgutsäcke KW - FIBC KW - Gefahrgutkontrollen PY - 2020 SN - 2191-007 VL - 10 IS - 3 SP - 10 EP - 15 PB - VDI Fachmedien GmbH & Co. KG CY - Düsseldorf AN - OPUS4-50717 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -