TY - RPRT A1 - Kunath, K. A1 - Lüth, Peter A1 - Schmidt, Martin A1 - Simon, K. A1 - Uhlig, S. T1 - Evaluation of the interlaboratory test 2010-2011 on the method DIN EN15188:2007 'Determination of the spontaneous ignition behaviour of dust accumulations' N2 - For the classification and safe handling and use of the chemicals, special standardized testing proce-dures have been developed and are used world-wide. Safety experts must be able to fully rely on the precise execution of the respective laboratory tests and assessments. In this context interlaboratory tests (round robin tests, interlaboratory comparisons / intercomparisons) are a crucial element of a laboratory's quality system. Participation in interlaboratory tests is explicitly recommended by the standard ISO/IEC 17025. The present document reports on the results of the interlaboratory test 2010/2011 on the test method DIN EN 15188:2007 “Determination of the spontaneous ignition behaviour of dust accumulations” [1] which was organized by the Center for Quality Assurance for Testing of Dangerous Goods and Haz-ardous Substances. The test method DIN EN 15188:2007 is applied to characterize the self-ignition behaviour of combus-tible dusts. The experimental basis for describing the self-ignition behaviour of a given dust is the de-termination of the self-ignition temperatures (TSI) of differently-sized volumes of the dust sample by isoperibolic hot storage experiments (storage at constant oven temperatures) in commercially availa-ble ovens. The results thus measured reflect the dependence of self-ignition temperatures upon dust volume [1]. Several internal investigations and interlaboratory comparisons in the past have shown significant differences between the lab-specific results of hot storage tests. Figure 2-1 shows the Pseudo-Arrhenius plot of hot storage tests of eight different laboratories (Round Robin Test 2002, BAM). The dust under this investigation was Lycopodium powder (spores). The par-ticipants of this interlaboratory test used different laboratory ovens (size, ventilation) as well as differ-ent sample baskets (shape, mesh size, single- and double-walled). Figure 2-1 shows clearly that this test failed to produce reasonable reproducibility of the TSI between the different laboratories. As possible reasons for the deviations have been identified lab-specific dif-ferences, e.g.: - oven ventilation (enforced, natural convection), - oven size, - sample baskets, - radiation effects, - measuring precision (temperature difference between tests with ignition and no ignition), - minimum sample size. To reduce the differences between the labs it was necessary to ameliorate the testing method and to improve the execution of the method by the lab. From there, the installation of an inner chamber into the laboratory oven was suggested as experimental set-up in EN 15188:2007 to provide more repro-ducible test conditions. The aappropriateness of this set-up has not been verified yet. The current interlaboratory test 2010-2011 focuses on the use of a special mesh wire screen and spe-cial volumes of the sample baskets (cubes) to normalise/harmonise the test conditions in the different labs. In preparation for the interlaboratory test a joint program between Syngenta and BAM has been initiated in 2009. As a result of these investigations a modified set-up ( chapter 3) has been identi-fied to be probably more appropriate than the suggested set-up in DIN EN-15188:2007. Due to the time-consuming test procedure and to optimize the workflow for the laboratories this in-terlaboratory test should be performed stepwise as a multi-level test ( chapter 5.4) on one typical test sample. KW - Interlaboratory test KW - Self-ignition KW - Spontaneous ignition PY - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-282978 SN - 978-3-9815748-4-5 IS - Final Report SP - 1 EP - 113 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-28297 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Böhme, Thilo A1 - Bulin, Michael A1 - Scheid, Marc A1 - Schmidt, Martin A1 - Seifert, Alexander A1 - Wehrstedt, Klaus-Dieter T1 - Festlegung relevanter sicherheitstechnischer Kenngrößen von Stäuben für den Explosionsschutz und Erarbeitung der zugehörigen Bandbreiten auf der Grundlage vorhandener Daten zur Aufnahme in den GSBL N2 - Ziel des F&E-Vorhabens des GSBL (BAM Vh 2520) war die Erarbeitung von Datensätzen auf der Grundlage bereits bestehender Staubdaten (für Datenbasis siehe Abschnitt 4) und die Übergabe der erarbeiteten Datensätze in elektronischer Form an den GSBL bis spätestens 31.05.2011. Der entsprechende Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvertrag trat am 01.08.2009 in Kraft. Für die Erarbeitung der Datensätze mussten neuartige Konzepte entwickelt werden (siehe Abschnitt 3.5; Abschnitt 3.3 gibt eine Einführung in das Staub-Fachgebiet und behandelt die Besonderheit von Stäuben). Aufgrund von Schwierigkeiten bei der Auswertung und bei der Zusammenstellung der Daten, die erst im Verlaufe des Projekts erkannt wurden, hat es beträchtliche Verzögerungen bei der Erstellung der Datensätze gegeben. Dies führte zu der Feststellung, dass eine Laufzeitverlängerung des Projekts notwendig war. Im Mai 2011 wurde daher ein entsprechender Antrag beim Auftraggeber gestellt. Der Antrag auf kostenneutrale Laufzeitverlängerung führte schließlich zu einer Änderung des ursprünglichen Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvertrags. Der Änderungsvertrag sah eine Verlängerung des Projekts bis zum 30.04.2012 vor. Um die Datensätze im GSBL abbilden zu können, war es auch erforderlich, eine adäquate Datenstruktur zu entwerfen und diese im GSBL zu implementieren. Die Bekanntgabe der zur Abbildung der Datensätze notwendigen Struktur erfolgte am 11.01.2011 per E-Mail (EXCELDatei gsbldbdir3_23_0029)2. Veränderungen bzw. Präzisierungen dieser Datenstruktur wurden dem GSBL am 19.01.2011 und am 28.01.2011 mitgeteilt, ebenfalls per E-Mail3. Am 19.10.2011 erfolgte eine weitere Änderung, die die sogenannte Nachschlagetabelle betrifft: Der Textinhalt der Tabelle T_STAUBM lautet nun "Auswertung vorhandener Datenkollektive durch Experten-Team." (ursprünglicher Wortlaut: "Auswertung vorhandener Datenkollektive durch Experten"). Die Änderung geht auf einen Wunsch des GSBL-Begleitkreises zurück, der am 07.10.2011 auf der in der BAM stattgefundenen Besprechung vorgebracht wurde. KW - Sicherheitstechnische Kenngrößen von Stäuben KW - Bandbreiten KW - Explosionsschutz KW - GSBL KW - Datenbank PY - 2012 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-260765 SN - 978-3-9815134-0-0 IS - Abschlussbericht SP - 1 EP - 129 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-26076 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Frost, K. A1 - Lüth, Peter A1 - Schmidt, Martin A1 - Simon, K. A1 - Uhlig, St. T1 - Evaluation of the interlaboratory test 2015-2016 on the method DIN EN 15188:2007 “Determination of the spontaneous ignition behaviour of dust accumulations” N2 - For the classification, safe handling and use of the chemicals, special standardized testing procedures have been developed and are used worldwide. Safety experts must be able to fully rely on the precise execution of the respective laboratory tests and assessments. In this context, interlaboratory tests are a crucial element of a laboratory's quality system. Participation in interlaboratory tests is explicitly recommended by the standard ISO/IEC 17025. The present document reports the results of the interlaboratory test 2015-2016, which was performed on the test method DIN EN 15188:2007 “Determination of the spontaneous ignition behaviour of dust accumulations”. It was organized by BAM in the frame of the co-operation project CEQAT-DGHS Centre for Quality Assurance for Testing of Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Substances. The test method DIN EN 15188:2007 is applied to characterize the self-ignition behaviour of combustible dusts. The experimental basis for describing the self-ignition behaviour of a given dust is the determination of the self-ignition temperatures (TSI) of differently-sized volumes of the dust sample by isoperibolic hot storage experiments (storage at constant oven temperatures) in commercially available ovens. The results measured this way reflect the dependence of the self-ignition temperatures on the volume of a dust accumulation. The interlaboratory test 2015-2016 on the method DIN EN 15188:2007 is the latest in a systematic stepwise built up series of method validation interlaboratory tests and internal laboratory investigations. The aim of this interlaboratory test was to determine measurement uncertainties of the modified method DIN EN 15188 for different substances, covering a sufficiently wide range of self-ignition behaviours in the scope of the DIN EN 15188 of the four basket test to extrapolate to storage volumes up to 1000 m³ and the single basket test for a basket volume of 1000 cm³. The precision of the four basket test and the single basket of the modified method DIN EN 15188 can be assessed as acceptable for the four sample materials investigated in the current interlaboratory test 2015-2016. It was possible to derive a functional equation for the measurement uncertainty U depending on the storage volume V. The measurement uncertainty cannot be ignored and must be considered, if TSI results should be used in practice. KW - Gefahrgut KW - Gefahrstoff KW - Ringversuch KW - Prüfmethode KW - Validierung KW - Qualitätssicherung KW - Messunsicherheit KW - Dangerous goods KW - Hazardous substances KW - Round robin test KW - Interlaboratory comparison KW - Test method KW - Validation KW - Measurement uncertainty PY - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-387343 SN - 978-3-9818270-0-2 SP - 1 EP - 106 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-38734 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -