TY - CONF A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Scheid, Marc A1 - Schmidt, Martin A1 - Krause, U. T1 - Wie brand- und explosionsgefährlich sind Nanostäube? N2 - Die Nanotechnologie gilt als die Wachstumsbranche der nächsten Jahrzehnte. Nicht zuletzt ist diese Entwicklung der veränderten Eigenschaften der Materialien im Nanometerbereich zuzuschreiben. Das andersgeartete Verhalten solcher Stoffe und die daraus ableitbare Unkenntnis über die Interaktion dieser Materialien mit ihrer Umgebung erfordert eine intensive Auseinandersetzung mit der Thematik zur Risikoabschätzung. Deshalb wurden und werden z.B. die gesundheitlichen Wirkungen von nanoskaligen Materialien auf den menschlichen Organismus bereits in zahlreichen Studien und Forschungsvorhaben untersucht. Fundierte Erfahrungen und Erkenntnisse über Brand- und Explosionsgefahren bei der Herstellung und Handhabung von nanoskalig hergestellten brennbaren Materialien bzw. von Stoffen mit Partikelgrößen < µlpm liegen hingegen bisher kaum vor. Aufgrund von Erfahrungen mit Stäuben mit Partikelgrößen im Mikrometerbereich ist jedoch bekannt, dass Stoffe mit abnehmender Partikelgröße kritischer einzustufen sind, da beispielsweise ihre Explosionsheftigkeit und Zündempfmdlichkeit zunehmen. Die Explosionseigenschaften brennbarer Stäube werden durch sicherheitstechnische Kenngrößen beschrieben. Die Bestimmung sicherheitstechnischer Kenngrößen von Nanostäuben - welche die Grundlage für eine Gefährdungsbeurteilung und das Auslegen von Schutzmaßnahmen für Anlagen bilden - erfolgte bislang nur in geringem Umfang. Diese Untersuchungen wurden zudem großteils in Analogie zu den genormten Verfahren für Mikrostäube durchgeführt. Es wurde dabei jedoch nicht überprüft, ob die für Mikrostäube etablierten Prüfverfahren für eine sichere Bewertung des Brenn- und Explosionsverhaltens geeignet sind. Darüber hinaus kann es durch aus den Prüfapparaturen freigesetzten Staub zu einer Gesundheitsgefährdung der Mitarbeiter kommen. Da bisherige Untersuchungen zum Brand- und Explosionsverhalten von Nanostäuben den Oxidationsgrad der Proben nicht berücksichtigt haben, bestand die Vermutung, dass das Gefahrenpotential von Nanostäuben bislang unterschätzt werden könnte. Deshalb wurde ein modifizierter Prüfaufbau der Prüfapparatur 20-L Kugel entwickelt, um Nanostäube und deren Gefahrenpotential richtig einschätzen und der Kernfrage im Titel dieses Beitrages näher auf den Grund gehen zu können. Insbesondere metallische Nanostäube wurden bei den ersten Tests zur Bestimmung des Brand- und Explosionsverhaltens untersucht. Bei entsprechenden Stäuben ist zu erwarten, dass sich eine mögliche Oberflächenoxidation bzw. Passivierung besonders stark auf das Explosionsverhalten auswirken könnte. Darüber hinaus ist bekannt, dass metallische Stäube pyrophor reagieren oder sich aufgrund der hohen Scherkräfte bereites beim Eindüsen in die Versuchsapparatur entzünden können. Dies kommt gelegentlich bei Metallstäuben mit Medianwerten von wenigen Mikrometern vor. Da bei nanoskaligen Stäuben theoretisch wesentlich größere Oberflächen auftreten, ist davon auszugehen, dass sich dieses Verhalten bei solchen Stäuben verstärken könnte. Dies wurde von Wu et al. in für nanoskalige Eisen und Titanpartikel nachgewiesen. T2 - 11. Fachtagung Anlagen-, Arbeits- und Umweltsicherheit CY - Köthen, Germany DA - 07.11.2013 PY - 2013 SN - 978-3-86011-058-4 IS - P-17 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-29533 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krietsch, Arne T1 - Wie brand- und explosionsgefährlich sind Nanostäube? T2 - 11. Fachtagung "Anlagen-, Arbeits- und Umweltsicherheit" CY - Köthen, Germany DA - 2013-11-07 PY - 2013 AN - OPUS4-29495 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krietsch, Arne T1 - Zündverhalten und Flammenausbreitung metallischer Nanostäube N2 - Die Produktion von Materialien mit Abmessungen im Nanometerbereich hat in den letzten Jahren immer weiter zugenommen. Um die Sicherheit beim Umgang mit diesen Produkten zu gewährleisten, muss das Gefahrenpotenzial solcher innovativen Materialien bekannt sein. Während bereits in mehreren Studien die Auswirkungen von Explosionen (wie z.B. maximaler Explosionsdruck und maximaler zeitlicher Druckanstieg) von Stäuben mit Primärpartikeln im Nanometerbereich untersucht wurden, ist darüber hinaus bislang wenig über die Zündtemperaturen und die Flammenausbreitungsgeschwindigkeiten solcher Pulver bekannt. Problematisch bei der Untersuchung der Flammengeschwindigkeiten von Staubexplosionen allgemein ist, dass die Stäube vor dem Entzünden dispergiert werden müssen. Auf diese Weise wird eine gute Verteilung der Partikel im entsprechenden Prüfvolumen sichergestellt. Dies führt jedoch dazu, dass zum Zündzeitpunkt in den Standardprüfapparaturen hohe Turbulenzbedingungen vorherrschen. Aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht wäre es jedoch wünschenswert, die laminare Flammenausbreitungsgeschwindigkeit bestimmen zu können. Im Beitrag werden Ergebnisse von Versuchen mit verschiedenen metallischen Materialien und Partikelgrößenverteilungen vorgestellt. Ziel dieser Versuche war es, die Turbulenzbedingungen zum Zündzeitpunkt durch einen speziellen Versuchsaufbau möglichst zu minimieren. Die Flammenausbreitung wurde experimentell in einem vertikalen Rohr untersucht, das an einer Seite offen ist. Das Rohr wird auf einen metallischen Boden gestellt, der gleichzeitig die Staubprobe vorhält und die Luftzufuhr in das Rohr ermöglicht. Eine poröse Platte befindet sich innerhalb des metallischen Bodens, um die Turbulenzen im Luftstrom zu reduzieren. Die Zündquelle wird durch einen Hochspannungsfunken von zwei Elektroden bereitgestellt, die sich auf einem Drittel der Rohrlänge befinden. Die Staubkonzentration wird optisch (durch Lichtdämpfung) mit zwei Konzentrationssonden gemessen, die jeweils unter den Elektroden (unten) und über ihnen (oben) angeordnet sind. Die Flammenausbreitung wurde mit einer Hochgeschwindigkeitskamera aufgezeichnet. Zur besseren Einordnung der Versuchsergebnisse wurden die untersuchten Proben eingehend charakterisiert und die Zündtemperaturen und unteren Explosionsgrenzen der untersuchten Staubproben bestimmt. T2 - 14. Fachtagung Anlagen-, Arbeits- und Umweltschutz CY - Köthen, Germany DA - 07.11.2019 KW - Nanomaterialien KW - Flammengeschwindigkeit KW - Mindestzündtemperatur KW - Brand- und Explosionsschutz PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-50106 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Dufaud, O. A1 - Santandrea, A. A1 - Vignes, A. A1 - Perrin, L. A1 - Laurent, A. T1 - Some keys considerations when evaluating explosion severity of nanopowders N2 - Protection from explosion events requires the determination of key safety parameters like lower explosion limit. maximum Explosion over-pressure. and maximum rate of pressure rise. These Parameters are routinely obtained through standard tests performed typically either in a 20 L -sphere or a 1 m3-container. But several aspects are worth a closer investigation. Firstly, the test apparatus must be able to disperse a fairly uniform dust cloud. However. previous investigations showed that actually the current dispersion System can be improved. Secondly, the influence of humidity on the explosivity is not considered in current standards. lt is just stated that the relative humidity should be checked and noted down. though some provisions exist in American standards. Thirdly. the ignition delay time is sometimes modified to study the impact of the dust cloud turbulence on flame propagation but is often misunderstood. Maybe these aspects have not been thoroughly considered for micron powders. However. in the case of nanopowders. the importance of these influencing factors was shown in order to duly evaluate explosion parameters. Experimental evidences confirm these aspects and alternative solutions will be presented. T2 - Loss Prevention Symposium 2019 CY - Delft, Netherlands DA - 16.06.2019 KW - Nanopowders KW - Dust explosion KW - Safety characteristics PY - 2019 SN - 978-88-95608-72-3 SN - 2283-9216 VL - 75 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - AIDIC AN - OPUS4-49547 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - López de Ipina, J.-M. A1 - Arevalillo, A. A1 - Martín, A. A1 - Caillard, B. A1 - Marcoulaki, E. A1 - Aguerre- Charol, O. A1 - van Duuren-Stuurman, B. A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Viitanen, A.-K. A1 - Witters, H. A1 - Vercauteren, S. A1 - Persson, K. A1 - Bard, D. A1 - Evans, G. A1 - Jensen, K.A. A1 - Himly, M. A1 - Scalbi, S. A1 - Papin, A. A1 - Le Bihan, O. A1 - Kanerva, T. A1 - Tirez, K. A1 - Frijns, E. A1 - Niga, P. A1 - Eleftheriadis, K. A1 - Travlos, A. A1 - Geppert, M. A1 - Himly, M. A1 - Radnik, Jörg A1 - Kuchenbecker, Petra A1 - Resch-Genger, Ute A1 - Fraboulet, I. A1 - Bressot, C. A1 - Rissler, J. A1 - Gaucher, R. A1 - Binotto, G. A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Braun, A. A1 - Abenet, S. A1 - Catalan, J. A1 - Verstraelen, S. A1 - Manier, N. A1 - Manzo, S. A1 - Fransman, S. A1 - Queron, J. A1 - Charpentier, D. A1 - Taxell, D. A1 - Säämänen, A. A1 - Brignon, J.-M. A1 - Jovanovic, A. A1 - Bisson, M A1 - Neofytou, P. T1 - EC4Safenano - Catalogue of Services N2 - The publicly available document encapsulates the first version of the Catalogue of Services of the future EC4Safenano Centre (CoS 2019). The CoS 2019 is structured in 12 Service Categories and 27 Service Topics, for each of the 12 categories considered. This architecture configures a 12 x 27 matrix that allows ordering the potential EC4Safenano offer in 324 types of services/groups of services. Each type of service/group of services is described, in a simple and friendly way, by means of a specific service sheet: the EC4Safenano - Service Data Sheet (EC4-SDS). These EC4-SDSs allow structuring and summarizing the information of each service, providing the customer with a concise view of characteristics of the service and also the contact details with the service provider. The CoS 2019 deploys a map of services consisting of a set of 100 EC4-SDSs, covering 7 of the 12 Service Categories and 17 of the 27 Service Topics. The harmonization of services is visualized as a future necessary step in EC4Safenano, in order to strengthen the offer and provide added value to customers with a growing offer of harmonized services in future versions of the CoS. The information contained in this document is structured in 3 main sections, as follows: • Catalogue structure. This section describes in short the main characteristics of the CoS 2019. • Catalogue content. This section represents the core part of the document and encapsulates the set of 100 SDSs displaying the offer proposed by the CoS 2019. • Online Catalogue. This section describes the resources implemented by EC4Safenano to facilitate the on-line consultation of the CoS 2019 by customers and other interested parties. KW - Nano-safety KW - Analytical services KW - Nanomaterials KW - Catalogue of services KW - EC4SafeNano KW - European Centre PY - 2021 UR - https://ec4safenano.eu-vri.eu/Public/Guidance SP - 1 EP - 72 PB - EU-VRi – European Virtual Institute for Integrated Risk Management CY - Stuttgart, Germany AN - OPUS4-52943 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Vignes, A. A1 - Dufaud, O. A1 - Santandréa, A. A1 - Perrin, L. A1 - Bouillard, J. T1 - Course of Explosion Behaviour of Metallic Powders - from Micron to Nanosize N2 - This work presents an overview about the explosion behaviour of metallic powders from micron to nanosize. Aluminium, magnesium, titanium, iron and zinc were considered and their explosion safety parameters were analysed as a function of their mean primary particle size either determined by BET measurements, particle size distribution. To depict the course of explosion behaviour for these metals, extensive literature review has been performed and additional experimental tests were also performed. Generally, decreasing the particle size in a metallic powder leads to a higher explosion severity. It appears that this statement is true till a critical Diameter below which the explosion severity (pmax, dp/dtmax) decreases for all the considered powders. This critical size can be explained by theoretical considerations on the nature of thermal transfer in the flame, namely by analysing the Cassel model. Finally, semi-empirical models were also developed for aluminium to highlight the specific micrometre and nanometre behaviour and the influence of turbulence, particle burning time, Diameter and concentration. The influence of these key parameters needs to be further assessed in a future work in order to better understand the mechanisms involved and to extend the scope to other powdered materials. KW - Dust explosion KW - Metallic powders KW - Nanopowder KW - Nanomaterials PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.120767 VL - 379 SP - 120767-1 EP - 120767-9 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-48711 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zakel, S. A1 - Schröder, Volkmar A1 - Askar, Enis A1 - Gabel, D. A1 - Hirsch, W. A1 - Kleinert, J. A1 - Krause, U. A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Meistes, J. A1 - Sachtleben, A. A1 - Schmidt, Martin T1 - Sicherheitstechnische Kenngrößen des Explosionsschutzes von hybriden Stoffgemischen - Normungsfähige Bestimmungsverfahren N2 - In diesem Verbundvorhaben werden standardisierte Messverfahren für hybride Gemische erarbeitet, die der Bestimmung sicherheitstechnischer Kenngrößen des Explosionsschutzes dienen. Unter einem hybriden Gemisch wird dabei ein mehrphasiges System aus Brenngas oder brennbarem Dampf, sowie Luft und brennbarem Staub verstanden. Die Veröffentlichung der Ergebnisse erfolgt in einem Abschlussbericht und als DIN-Spezifikation (DIN SPEC). Diese DIN SPEC versetzt Prüfinstitute und Industrie in die Lage, Explosionsgefahren beim Betrieb technischer Anlagen mit hybriden Gemischen einzuschätzen und damit Prozesse sowohl sicherer als auch effizienter zu steuern. Dieses Projekt wird im Rahmen des WIPANOProgramms (Wissens- und Technologietransfer durch Patente und Normen) vom BMWi gefördert. T2 - 14. Fachtagung Anlagen-, Arbeits- und Umweltsicherheit CY - Köthen, Germany DA - 07.11.2019 KW - Explosionsschutz KW - Sicherheitstechnische Kenngrößen KW - Hybride Gemische KW - Normung PY - 2019 SN - 978-3-89746-220-5 SP - 73 CY - Frankfurt am Main AN - OPUS4-49954 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wu, Dejian A1 - Zhao, P. A1 - Spitzer, Stefan A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Amyotte, P. A1 - Krause, U. T1 - A review on hybrid mixture explosions: Safety parameters, explosion regimes and criteria, flame characteristics N2 - The hybrid mixture of combustible dusts and flammable gases/vapours widely exist in various industries, including mining, petrochemical, metallurgical, textile and pharmaceutical. It may pose a higher explosion risk than gas/vapor or dust/mist explosions since the hybrid explosions can still be initiated even though both the gas and the dust concentration are lower than their lower explosion limit (LEL) values. Understanding the explosion threat of hybrid mixtures not only contributes to the inherent safety and sustainability of industrial process design, but promotes the efficiency of loss prevention and mitigation. To date, however, there is no test standard with reliable explosion criteria available to determine the safety parameters of all types of hybrid mixture explosions, nor the flame propagation and quenching mechanism or theoretical explanation behind these parameters. This review presents a state-of-the-art overview of the comprehensive understanding of hybrid mixture explosions mainly in an experimental study level; thereby, the main limitations and challenges to be faced are explored. The discussed main contents include the experimental measurement for the safety parameters of hybrid mixtures (i.e., explosion sensitivity and severity parameters) via typical test apparatuses, explosion regime and criterion of hybrid mixtures, the detailed flame propagation/quenching characteristics behind the explosion severities/sensitivities of hybrid mixtures. This work aims to summarize the essential basics of experimental studies, and to provide the perspectives based on the current research gaps to understand the explosion hazards of hybrid mixtures in-depth. KW - Hybrid mixtures KW - Explosion protection KW - Safety characteristics PY - 2023 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2022.104969 SN - 0950-4230 VL - 82 SP - 1 EP - 54 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-56856 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Spitzer, Stefan A1 - Adamus, Wojciech A1 - Askar, Enis A1 - Benke, Alexander A1 - D’Hyon, Sebastian A1 - Dyduch, Zdzislaw A1 - Dufaud, Olivier A1 - Flemming, Friederike A1 - Gehle, Nicole A1 - Hohenberger, Michael A1 - Jankuj, Vojtech A1 - Jian, Wang A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Kuracina, Richard A1 - Mynarz, Miroslav A1 - Norman, Frederik A1 - Osborne, David A1 - Prodan, Maria A1 - Sandsta, Nelly A1 - Toman, Adrian A1 - Skjold, Trygve A1 - Skrinsky, Jan A1 - Szabova, Zuzana A1 - Vignes, Alexis A1 - Wingerden, Mattheus van A1 - Zhong, Shenjung T1 - Validation of a new standard for safety characteristics of hybrid mixtures: HYBRID II N2 - Safety characteristics are used for the safe operation of processes. Designing protection measures requires explosion characteristics to be determined, namely the maximum explosion pressure and the maximum rate of pressure rise. Safety characteristics of single-phase components (solid, liquid or gas) can be determined according to standards that were developed 40 years ago and are continuously improved. For hybrid mixtures containing a flammable gas and a combustible dust there has been an approach in the 80s but it has never been improved nor applied ever since (ISO 6184-3). A new approach by four German research facilities and the German Institute for standardization (DIN) with the aim of developing a new standard was launched in 2019. In 2022 the key findings led to a first international round robin test with eleven participating facilities from seven countries. The dust component was corn starch and methane was chosen as gas component. In order to strengthen the data foundation before finalizing and publishing the new standard, a second round robin test was initiated with hydrogen as gas component and lycopodium as dust. The paper will summarize the findings and their influence on the new standard. KW - Explosionsschutz KW - Anlagensicherheit KW - Konstruktiver Explosionsschutz KW - Hybride Gemische KW - Round robin tests KW - Hybrid mixtures KW - Industrial explosions KW - Safety characteristics PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2025.105560 SN - 1873-3352 VL - 94 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-62486 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Spitzer, Stefan A1 - Askar, Enis A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Schröder, Volkmar T1 - Comparative study on standardized ignition sources used for explosion testing N2 - For the determination of safety characteristics of gases, vapors and dusts different types of ignition sources are used in international standards and guidelines. The paper presents test results of a comparative calorimetric and visual study between four different types of ignition sources. The ignition procedures were analyzed visually with a high-speed camera and electric recordings. In addition to that, the influence of the electrode-orientation, -distance as well as ignition energy on the reproducibility of the exploding wire igniter was tested. The exploding wire is already in use for standardized determination of safety characteristics of gases, first tests on the suitability of the exploding wire igniter for dust testing have been carried out but are not standardized yet. Using the exploding wire, the ignition energy can be varied from 2 J to 10 000 J (2 x 5000 J) and thus it could be used for gases, vapors, dusts and hybrid mixtures. Moreover it can be used at high initial pressures and it is the only ignition source with an easily measurable ignition energy release. Furthermore, it does not introduce another chemical reaction into the system. Finally, a proposal for a standard ignition source for explosion tests on hybrid mixtures is derived from the test results. T2 - 13th International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention, and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions CY - Braunschweig, Germany DA - 27.07.2020 KW - Ignition source KW - Exploding wire KW - Hybrid mixtures KW - Safety characteristics determination PY - 2021 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2021.104516 SN - 0950-4230 VL - 71 IS - July SP - 1 EP - 15 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-52548 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jankuj, Vojtech A1 - Skrinsky, Jan A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Schmidt, Martin A1 - Krause, Ulrich A1 - Kuracina, Richard A1 - Szabová, Zuzana A1 - Spitzer, Stefan T1 - Simplifying standards, opening restrictions Part I: The influence of the test vessel volume on the maximum explosion pressure of dusts N2 - Explosion characteristics are widely used in the process industries to determine the potential hazard of the used substances. In the American and European standards for determination of the maximum explosion pressure of dusts, the measured pressure is corrected if the tests are conducted in the 20L-sphere. This correction formula increases the measured values if they are above 5.5 bar g. It also causes, that the only two volumes for testing that are used are the standard 1m³ and the 20L-sphere because it is unclear whether corrections are necessary and, if so, what correction should be applied at other volumes. In this article explosion tests were performed with four different dusts, lycopodium, lignite, aluminum, and nitrocellulose, in four different vessel sizes: 20 L, 250 L, 365 L, and 1000 L to investigate the influence of the vessel size. KW - Explosion protection KW - Dusts KW - Pressure rise KW - Ignition PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2025.105556 VL - 94 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-62522 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Spitzer, Stefan A1 - Jankuj, V. A1 - Krietsch, Arne T1 - Comparative Study on Standardized Ignition Sources Part 2: Exploration of the Initial Igniting Volume of Standardized Ignition Sources for the Determination of Explosion Characteristics N2 - There are several standardized ignition sources in use for the determination of explosion characteristics of gases, vapors and dusts. In the standards the ignition source is stated, but they vary in stating other characteristics like burning duration, energy or burning volume. Since heat is not visible under normal circumstances a Schlieren-Technique was used to make the full heating volume and not just the flames visible. While an earlier paper of the authors focused on the ignition energy and burning duration of four standardized ignition sources, this paper focuses on the initial igniting volume, the ratio between initial igniting volume and the test-vessel size and other phenomena that were observed with the Schlieren-Technique-. T2 - Loss Prevention CY - Prag, Czechia DA - 06.06.2022 KW - Ignition source KW - Hybrid Mixtures KW - 20L-sphere PY - 2022 DO - https://doi.org/10.3303/CET2290087 SN - 2283-9216 VL - 2022 IS - 90 SP - 517 EP - 522 PB - AIDIC CY - Milano AN - OPUS4-55028 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Spitzer, Stefan A1 - Aghaei, Siavash A1 - Askar, Enis A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Salzano, Ernesto T1 - The Hazard of Soy Flour, n‑Hexane, and Their Hybrid Mixtures in the Extraction Process N2 - Soybean oil takes around half of the vegetable oil resources in the world, increasing in importance constantly. Besides, soy oil plants have experienced numerous accidents due to the coexistence of soy flour and hexane (as a solvent) in the extraction process, thus creating a hazardous environment. This study aims to find the maximum pressure, the maximum rate of pressure rise, and the minimum ignition energy of soy flour−hexane mixtures through specific experiments by varying the concentration of fuels in air and ignition mechanism (chemical igniters or exploding wires). The results have shown that soy flour alone is hard to ignite, whereas adding hexane even in small amounts increases the hazard and the severity of the explosions considerably. Eventually, the substitution of hexane with a greener and safer extraction agent should be of utmost focus. KW - Hybrid Explosions KW - Safety characteristics KW - Hexane KW - Soy Flour PY - 2024 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c01498 SN - 0888-5885 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - ACS American Chemical Society AN - OPUS4-60597 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Spitzer, Stefan A1 - Askar, Enis A1 - Benke, Alexander A1 - Cloney, C. A1 - D’Hyon, S. A1 - Dufaud, O. A1 - Dyduch, Z. A1 - Gabel, D. A1 - Geoerg, P. A1 - Heilmann, V. A1 - Jankuj, V. A1 - Jian, W. A1 - Krause, U. A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Mynarz, M. A1 - Norman, F. A1 - Skrinsky, J. A1 - Taveau, J. A1 - Vignes, A. A1 - Zakel, S. A1 - Zhong, S. T1 - 1st international round robin test on safety characteristics of hybrid mixtures N2 - There is no applicable existing standard for the determination of safety characteristics for hybrid mixtures. While developing a new standard in a joint research project in Germany first results from parameter studies led to a standard procedure that can be adopted by laboratories that are already testing dusts in the so called 20L-sphere with as little additional effort as necessary. In fact, one of the main objectives of this research project was to keep modifications and adjustments from the generally accepted dust testing procedures as easy and minimal as possible so as to limit potential deviations from one laboratory to another. In this first round robin test on hybrid mixtures ever, with methane as gas component and a specific corn starch as dust sample, the practicality of the whole procedure, the scattering of the results and the deviation between the testing apparatuses is investigated. This paper summarizes the experimental procedure adopted and objectives of the first round-robin phase involving three of the four original German companies, plus volunteering laboratories from Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Poland and P.R. China. The results will have an impact on the new standard and may lead to robust data for later simulation purposes. KW - Hybrid mixtures KW - 20L-sphere KW - Round robin test KW - Turbulent combustion PY - 2022 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2022.104947 SN - 0950-4230 VL - 81 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-56516 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jankuj, V. A1 - Spitzer, Stefan A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Bernatik, A. T1 - Safety of Alternative Energy Sources: a Review N2 - The article summarizes a short review of the literature focused on safety in the field of alternative energy sources. With an increasing orientation towards sustainable and renewable energy sources, new technologies will come to the fore. These facts must be demonstrated in occupational health and safety. Several studies focused on alternative energy sources are mentioned and show the trends for the future. Especially in the area of hydrogen and battery technologies, systems should pay attention to acquisitions as a normal part of our lives. Safety research is essential for the acceptance of cleaner, efficient, and sustainable future. T2 - Loss Prevention CY - Prag, Czechia DA - 06.06.2022 KW - Safety KW - Alternative Energy Sources PY - 2022 DO - https://doi.org/10.3303/CET2290020 SN - 2283-9216 VL - 90 SP - 115 EP - 120 PB - AIDIC CY - Milano AN - OPUS4-55030 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Spitzer, Stefan A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Jankuj, Vojtech T1 - Experimental Parameter Study and Inherent Scattering of Safety Characteristics of Dusts N2 - Safety characteristics are widely used in industrial processes to avoid explosive atmospheres (primary explosionprotection) or to mitigate the consequences of an explosion (constructive explosion protection). Several laboratory parameters influence the determined values when performing the test series such as the beginning pressure and the pre-ignition pressure rise, the ignition source, the ignition energy, the burning duration and volume or the concentration of the combustible substance. In the different standards for the determination of safety characteristics of dusts there is no statement about the scattering or the deviation when parameters are chosen or occur on the borders of their allowed range. Thus, two laboratories might determine values that are hardly comparable for the same given substance. This article summarizes some of the influential factors that cause a deviation and shows the inherent scattering of dust tests when all other parameters are kept constant. It also provides some advice how to minimize the deviation and the scattering with little effort. T2 - FEx23 CY - Bologna, Italy DA - 08.10.2023 KW - Safety characteristics KW - Inherent Scattering KW - Dust Explosions PY - 2023 DO - https://doi.org/10.3303/CET23104001 VL - 104 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - AIDIC CY - Milano AN - OPUS4-58872 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Spitzer, Stefan A1 - Stevens, Nicole C. A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Hermanns, Roy T.E. A1 - Makarova, Ekaterina A1 - Lorenzon, Ivan A1 - van Genderen, Albert C. A1 - Hessels, Conrad J.M. T1 - A first step towards a standardized iron fuel: Safety characteristics of several pure iron powders N2 - While the use of iron powder as a dense energy carrier has clear advantages over other carriers such as hydrogen and ammonia in terms of health and safety, risks may still emerge from the powder if accidentally dispersed in air during handling, transport and storage. Since the safety characteristics of dusts are affected by, among others, its particle size distribution, chemical properties and moisture content, it is hard to implement safety measures and select the most promising reduction method without a prior explosion testing. Various production and reduction methods are currently being investigated, each producing a morphologically different type of powder. In one of the key databases on safety characteristics of dusts from the Federation of the Statutory Accident lnsurance of Germany, the maximum explosion pressure ranges from non-explosible (=0) to 5.1 bar and the deflagration index goes up to 111 bar*m /s. In this work the safety characteristics of four different iron dusts, produced via three different reduction methods, are investigated using a 20-Liter sphere according to ISO/IEC 80079–20-2:2016–12 (explosibility). Three of the dusts were found to be explosible and were further tested according to EN 14034–1 (maximum explosion pressure) and EN 14034–2 (maximum rate of pressure rise). Though they were found explosible they were all categorized in dust class St1 as mildly explosible. The morphology of the powder was analyzed before the explosion tests using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The particle size distribution was also determined. Since the chemical properties and the moisture content are known, the findings may be applicable to implementation at larger scale without prior testing of every powder. KW - Energy carrier KW - Explosion pressure KW - Explosion protection PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.135824 SN - 0016-2361 VL - 400 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Elsevier BV AN - OPUS4-63446 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Spitzer, Stefan A1 - Askar, Enis A1 - Hecht, Kristin A1 - Gabel, Dieter A1 - Geoerg, Paul A1 - Krause, Ulrich A1 - Dufaud, Olivier A1 - Krietsch, Arne ED - Amyotte, Paul T1 - The maximum rate of pressure rise of hybrid mixtures N2 - The maximum rate of pressure rise (dp/dt)𝑚𝑎𝑥 and the corresponding K-value of hybrid mixtures containing flammable gases and dusts are important for constructive explosion protection measures. Since the safety characteristics of dusts and gases are determined under different conditions, there has been considerable confusion about the influence of flammable gas on the (dp/dt) of dusts and vice versa. While some investigations showed comparably higher values for hybrid mixtures, others stated that the highest value for the gas component alone is the worst case. The first part of this paper focuses on the confusion around the different statements about (dp/dt)𝑚𝑎𝑥 of hybrid mixtures and where they come from. In the second part of this paper experimental results are presented that illustrate how to clarify the different findings of past research and show what to expect as a real worst-case-value for hybrid mixtures. KW - Hybrid Mixtures KW - 20L-sphere KW - Turbulent combustion KW - Maximum rate of pressure rise PY - 2023 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2023.105178 SN - 0950-4230 SN - 1873-3352 VL - 86 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-58435 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jankuj, V. A1 - Mynarz, M. A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Spitzer, Stefan A1 - Leipik, P. T1 - Experimental investigation of the consequences of acetylene pressure cylinder failure under fire conditions N2 - Acetylene pressure cylinders are widely used in the industrial sector for welding, flame cutting, or heating. Sometimes during work, not only with acetylene cylinders, fires occur and in this case the risk of destruction increases and the behavior of such an exposed cylinder is unpredictable. The purpose of this study is to identify those critical conditions when acetylene cylinders burst and explode in fires. In the present study, acetylene cylinders were exposed to fire conditions. For this purpose, a woodpile as a source of fire was chosen, tested, and evaluated. In addition to the fire condition, this option guaranteed reproducibility and similar conditions for all tests. The individual cylinders were equipped with thermocouples measuring the shell temperature, and half of them were prepared in order to measure the temperatures inside the cylinder. An important factor was the measurement of the amount of pressure that was achieved during the destruction of the cylinder. For this purpose, a pressure transducer was attached to the outlet of the cylinder valve. Exposed to direct fire, they can explode in 10 min, which was confirmed. The critical pressure of 40 bar has been reached in 6 min, followed by destruction after 7 min in fire. Cylinders with internal thermocouples were destroyed when lower pressure was achieved. This confirms the fact that any change of the pressure cylinder affects the original properties. After the tests, the fragments of the selected cylinders were subjected to material tests. The results obtained in these tests are the main source of information for understanding the behavior of acetylene cylinders in fire and the possibility of increasing the safety of intervening rescue services in an emergency. KW - Acetylene KW - Pressure Cylinders KW - Fire KW - Explosion KW - Fireball PY - 2022 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2022.104874 VL - 80 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Elsevier Ltd. CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-55755 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Spitzer, Stefan A1 - Jankuj, V. A1 - Hecht, K. A1 - Krietsch, Arne T1 - Igniting volume of four ignition sources N2 - Several standardized ignition sources are used to determine the safety characteristics of gases, vapours and dusts. Standards indicate the source of ignition but vary in specifying other features such as the burning duration, energy or the volume in which the energy is released. Since heat is not visible under normal conditions, a schlieren technique was used to visualize the entire igniting volume and not just the flames. This article focuses on the igniting volume, compares it among the four standardized ignition sources and displays its relationship to the size of the test vessel. Differences in the ignition behaviour of the ignition sources might lead to the determination of erroneous safety characteristics and with that to the unsafe operation of processes. KW - Hybrid mixtures KW - 20L-sphere KW - Ignition sources KW - Exploding wire PY - 2023 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2022.12.076 SN - 0957-5820 VL - 170 SP - 1200 EP - 1207 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-56855 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Spitzer, Stefan A1 - Askar, Enis A1 - Hecht, Kristin A1 - Gabel, D. A1 - Zakel, S. A1 - Krietsch, Arne T1 - Requirements for a Hybrid Dust-Gas-Standard: Influence of the Mixing Procedure on Safety Characteristics of Hybrid Mixtures N2 - While developing a standard for the determination of safety characteristics for hybrid mixtures the authors discovered, that, beside the ignition source, the mixing procedure is the main difference between the single-phase standards for dusts and gases. The preparation of hybrid mixtures containing a flammable gas and a flammable dust in the 20 L-sphere can be realized in different ways. Either the flammable gas is filled only in the sphere or only in the dust container or in both. In previous works, almost always the first method is applied, without giving any information on the accuracy of the gas mixtures. In this work the accuracy of the gas mixtures and the results of the tests applying two methods of mixing were studied. No significant influence of the mixing method itself on the safety characteristics explosion pressure pex and the normalized rate of pressure rise (K-value) was found. Obviously, homogenization of the gas mixtures can be obtained sufficiently by the turbulence that is caused during the injection from the dust container into the explosion chamber within a short time. However, the mixing procedure has a great influence on the accuracy of the gas amount of the mixtures obtained. Without modifying the 20 L-sphere by installing precise pressure sensors, assuring its tightness and performing gas analysis, it must be expected, that the accuracy of the gas mixtures is very low. This has a significant influence on the measured safety characteristics and may lead to unsafe facilities or unnecessary expensive safety measures. KW - Hybrid mixtures KW - 20 L-sphere KW - Pre-ignition pressure rise KW - Post-injection pressure drop KW - Safety characteristics PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-554610 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/fire5040113 VL - 5 IS - 4 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - MDPI CY - Basel AN - OPUS4-55461 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -