TY - JOUR A1 - Rosenberg, Marika A1 - Michael-Schulz, Heike A1 - Wehrstedt, Klaus-Dieter A1 - Malow, Marcus T1 - Validation of the UN test method N.5 N2 - Many substances react with water in such a way that flammable gases are formed. For transport issues this reaction may possess a considerable hazard especially if the cargo is wetted by rain or by water from other sources. In the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods these kinds of problems are addressed. The UN test N.5 'Test method for substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases' corresponds to this hazard. Classification according to the test method is done by measurement of the gas evolution rate of the flammable gas by any suitable procedure. At BAM a gravimetric approach is used to measure the gas evolution rate. In this paper we present the evaluation of the apparatus by means of an absolute calibration routine utilizing a reaction where a known amount of gas is produced as well as the evaluation of important parameters influencing the gas evolution rate using different substances. It can be shown that the apparatus is capable of measuring absolute gas volumes as low as 6 mL with an acceptable error of about 17% as determined from the reaction of Mg with demineralized water. KW - UN test N.5 KW - Water reactive substance KW - Flammable gas KW - Magnesium KW - Aluminum KW - Hydrogen PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2014.03.008 SN - 0950-4230 SN - 1873-3352 VL - 30 SP - 282 EP - 286 PB - Butterworth CY - Guildford, Surrey AN - OPUS4-31037 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wilrich, Cordula A1 - Brandes, Elisabeth A1 - Michael-Schulz, Heike A1 - Schröder, Volkmar A1 - Schwarz, Silke A1 - Wehrstedt, Klaus-Dieter T1 - UN GHS ‒ Physical hazard classifications of chemicals: A critical review of combinations of hazard classes N2 - One of the fundamental principles of the UN-GHS (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals) is that all hazards of a chemical should be assigned and communicated. There is no general prioritization of hazards in the sense that certain hazard classes are not applicable if another one has been assigned. In contrast to health and environmental hazards, there are physical or chemical factors which preclude certain combinations of physical hazard classes. So far, there is no common understanding as to which combinations are relevant and which not. For example, should a pyrophoric liquid be classified as flammable liquid in addition, or is this redundant and unnecessary? In the course of the implementation of the GHS by countries or sectors and the actual application by industry all over the world, such questions become more and more important. This publication systematically discusses all combinations of the UN-GHS physical hazard classes and assesses them with regard to the relevance of possible simultaneous assignment to a chemical. For many of the combinations an unambiguous decision based on theGHS alone is not possible, thus confirming that the question which physical hazard classes might be assigned simultaneously to a chemical is not trivial. As one more milestone on the path to a globally harmonized system for the classification of hazardous chemicals, this should be discussed and ultimately solved on a global basis. It is the hope that this publication might serve as an impetus for such discussions. KW - UN-GHS KW - Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals KW - Hazardous chemicals KW - Chemicals classification KW - Physical hazards PY - 2017 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871553217300336 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchas.2017.03.005 SN - 1871-5532 VL - 24 IS - 6 SP - 15 EP - 28 PB - Elsevier Inc. AN - OPUS4-42704 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Salg, Steffen A1 - Wehrstedt, Klaus-Dieter A1 - Michael-Schulz, Heike A1 - Malow, Marcus A1 - Schomäcker, R. T1 - Die Deflagration von Azodicarbonamid unter verschiedenen Umgebungsbedingungen N2 - Azodicarbonamid (ADCA) ist ein bekanntermaßen deflagrationsfähiger Stoff, der in der Kunststoffindustrie als Treib- und Blähmittel eingesetzt wird. In diesem Beitrag wird die Deflagration von ADCA unter verschiedenen Bedingungen betrachtet. Es werden Ergebnisse von Experimenten in offenen und geschlossenen Systemen präsentiert. In geschlossenen Systemen wurde die Zusammensetzung der umgebenden Atmosphäre von Luft mit Umgebungsdruck über Luft mit Unter- und Überdruck hin zu Stickstoff mit Umgebungsdruck variiert. Um das Deflagrationsrisiko zu reduzieren wird eine Verarbeitung von ADCA im Vakuum vorgeschlagen. T2 - 14. BAM-PTB-Kolloquium zur chemischen und physikalischen Sicherheitstechnik CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 14.06.2016 KW - Deflagration KW - geschlossene Behälterprüfung PY - 2016 SN - 978-3-9817853-5-7 SN - 0938-5533 SP - 118 EP - 125 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-37877 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Malow, Marcus A1 - Michael-Schulz, Heike A1 - Wehrstedt, Klaus-Dieter T1 - Evaluative comparison of two methods for SADT determination (UN H.1 and H.4) N2 - We present our results on the comparsion of two methods for the SADT determination. Both methods, UN test H.1 and UN test H.4 are recommended by the international transport regulations from the UN. But during the last years the applicability of the UN test H.4 has been questioned for solid substances. Therefore, three organic peroxidesand one self-reactive substance have been investigated in 5 kg and 20 kg packages as well as in the UN test H.4 in a 500 mL dewar vessel. The SADT values determined with the different methods match. The UN test H.4 seems to be well suited also for solid substances at least for 20 kg or 60 L. T2 - 12th Annual symposium, Mary Kay O´Connor Process Safety Center "Beyond regulatory compliance: making safety second nature" CY - College Station, Texas, USA DA - 2009-10-27 KW - Thermal explosion KW - Organic peroxides KW - Self-reactive substances KW - SADT KW - Heat accumulation storage test KW - US SADT test PY - 2009 SN - 978-0-692-00459-3 IS - Chapter "Explosion - I" SP - 230 EP - 237 AN - OPUS4-20277 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Malow, Marcus A1 - Michael-Schulz, Heike A1 - Wehrstedt, Klaus-Dieter T1 - Evaluative comparison of two methods for SADT determination (UN H.1 and H.4) N2 - We present our results on the comparison of two methods for the SADT determination. Both methods, UN test H.1 and UN test H.4 are recommended by the international transport regulations from the UN. But during the last years the applicability of the UN test H.4 has been questioned for solid substances. Therefore, three organic peroxides and one self-reactive substance have been investigated in 5 kg and 20 kg packages as well as in the UN test H.4 in a 500 mL Dewar vessel. The SADT values determined with the different methods match. The UN test H.4 seems to be well suited for solid organic peroxides and self-reactive substances of at least 20 kg or 60 L. KW - Thermal explosion KW - Organic peroxides KW - Self-reactive substances KW - SADT KW - Heat accumulation storage test KW - US SADT test PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2010.06.014 SN - 0950-4230 SN - 1873-3352 VL - 23 IS - 6 SP - 740 EP - 744 PB - Butterworth CY - Guildford, Surrey AN - OPUS4-22640 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wehrstedt, Klaus-Dieter A1 - Michael-Schulz, Heike T1 - Classification of 5-Aminotetrazole and its hydrate T2 - IGUS Energetic and Oxidizierung Substances (EOS) Working Group Meeting CY - Washington, D.C., USA DA - 2011-04-27 PY - 2011 AN - OPUS4-23571 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rudolph, Michael A1 - Michael-Schulz, Heike A1 - Wehrstedt, Klaus-Dieter T1 - Brandversuche an Nitrocellulose-Zubereitungen - Erweiterung eines Kleinbrandverfahrens für organische Peroxide auf Zubereitungen mit Nitrocellulose PY - 2003 SN - 0025-5300 VL - 45 IS - 3 SP - 105 EP - 109 PB - Carl Hanser Verlag CY - München AN - OPUS4-2700 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schröder, Volkmar A1 - Pahl, Robert A1 - Michael-Schulz, Heike A1 - Wehrstedt, Klaus-Dieter ED - Stolz, T. T1 - Flammenausbreitung auf Flüssigkeitsoberflächen unterhalb des Flammpunktes - Explosionsschutz in Chemieanlagen T2 - 228. PTB-Seminar CY - Braunschweig, Deutschland DA - 2007-06-26 KW - Sicherheitstechnik KW - Flammpunkte KW - Explosionsgrenzen KW - Prozesssicherheit KW - Oxidationsverfahren PY - 2007 SN - 978-3-86509-700-2 SP - 17 EP - 26 PB - Wirtschaftsverlag N. W. Verlag für neue Wissenschaft CY - Bremerhaven AN - OPUS4-15017 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schröder, Volkmar A1 - Pahl, Robert A1 - Michael-Schulz, Heike A1 - Wehrstedt, Klaus-Dieter T1 - Explosionsschutz bei Gas/Flüssig-Prozessen - Flammen unterhalb des Flammpunktes KW - Explosionsschutz KW - Flammpunkt PY - 2007 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.200750092 SN - 0009-286X SN - 1522-2640 VL - 79 IS - 9 SP - 1436 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-16009 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rosenberg, Marika A1 - Michael-Schulz, Heike A1 - Wehrstedt, Klaus-Dieter A1 - Malow, Marcus T1 - Validation of the UN test method N.5 N2 - Many substances react with water in such a way that flammable gases are formed. For transport issues this reaction may possess a considerable hazard especially if the cargo is wetted by rain or by water from other sources. In the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods these kinds of problems are addressed. The UN test N.5 “Test method for substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases” corresponds to this hazard. Classification according to the test method is done by measurement of the gas evolution rate of the flammable gas by any suitable procedure. At BAM a gravimetric approach is used to measure the gas evolution rate. In this paper we present the evaluation of the apparatus by means of an absolute calibration routine utilizing a reaction where a known amount of gas is produced as well as the evaluation of important parameters influencing the gas evolution rate using different substances. It can be shown that the apparatus is capable of measuring absolute gas volumes as low as 6 mL with an acceptable error of about 17% as determined from the reaction of Mg with demineralized water. T2 - 15th Annual symposium, Mary Kay O'Connor process safety center CY - College Station, TX, USA DA - 23.10.2012 KW - UN test N.5 KW - Water-reactive substance KW - Flammable gas PY - 2012 SN - 978-0-615-53719-1 SP - 826 EP - 835 AN - OPUS4-26898 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -