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Mit dem Handbuch für Prüfungen und Kriterien bezeichnet) wird das Klassifizierungsschema der Vereinten Nationen (UN) für gefährliche Güter im Rahmen der Beförderungsvorschriften und für gefährliche Stoffe und Gemische gemäß GHS (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals) beschrieben. Außerdem enthält es eine Beschreibung der als am geeignetsten angesehenen Prüfmethoden und -verfahren, welche dem "Klassifizierenden" die notwendigen Informationen für eine korrekte Einstufung liefern. Der Begriff "Klassifizierender" wird im gesamten Handbuch allgemein verwendet, um die Stelle anzugeben, die die Klassifizierung vornimmt. Für einige Reglungsbereiche kann dieses eine speziell zuständige Behörde oder eine benannte Prüfbehörde sein, in einem anderen Reglungsbereich, soweit es zulässig ist, kann es auch die Selbsteinstufung durch den Hersteller oder Lieferanten bedeuten. Der jeweilige Reglungsbereich sollte beim Auftreten dieses Begriffes berücksichtigt werden, um die für die Klassifizierung verantwortliche Stelle korrekt zu identifizieren.
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) may be used to avoid testing for explosive and self-reactive properties according to the legal regulations of chemicals substances and dangerous goods.
Demonstrated measured exothermic decomposition energy value significantly affected by numerous factors - choice of sample vessel, sample mass, baseline shape, peak shape, heating rate.
Introduction: Homogenously catalyzed reactions in multiphase systems, as they are used for example for the hydroformylation or reductive amination, offer a promising approach to produce base chemicals from renewable resources. The organic and gaseous educts react with the catalyst, which is designed to be soluble in water to provide a good separation from the likewise organic products. In the resulting gas/liquid/liquid systems, the reaction is controlled through interfacial and transport phenomena. These processes fail for long chained olefins – e.g. vegetable oils and fats – because of their low solubility in water. Therefore, surfactants can be added as an emulsifier to form micellar emulsion systems (MES) [1], increase reaction speed [2] and facilitate phase separation [3]. These systems form up to three liquid phases, depending on temperature and composition. For fast reactions, the gas/liquid mass transfer plays an important role. Due to the multiple phases present, the dispersion conditions of the particles and the resulting mass transfer are complex.
Methods: In this work, the mass transfer in MES is investigated. For simplicity, only the non-reactive material system without catalyst consisting of water, dodecane and the non-ionic surfactant Marlophen NP8 was investigated. Hydrogen was applied as gas phase. The phase behavior of the MES was characterized using settling experiments and by measuring the conductivity of the emulsions [4]. The mass transfer experiments were conducted in two different setups employing the dynamic pressure method.
In a pressurized stirred tank reactor, the mass transfer performance of the whole MES was determined under the complex dispersion conditions and a variety of different system parameters by measuring the volumetric mass transfer coefficient (kLa). The specific transfer area (a) was determined measuring gas hold-up and using optical endoscope measurements [5] to record bubble sizes. The non-spherical bubbles were analyzed with a trained convolutional neural network [6].
Using a falling film capillary in a closed pressurized system [7], the mass transfer of the single phases appearing in MES were quantified. The phases were removed and investigated separately after the settling experiments. A gravity-driven laminar flow with well-defined transfer area was established along the capillary and by measuring the pressure drop over time the mass transfer coefficient (kL) could be calculated.
Results: The mass transfer coefficients of hydrogen in the single phases of the micellar emulsion system covered a broad range. The kL of the aqueous phase was similar to pure water, while the third, bi-continuous phase forming in MES had very small kL values due to its high viscosity. The mass transfer coefficient of the organic phase was found to be far higher than of the aqueous phase.
In the stirred tank reactor, different phases formed the continuous phase in the whole MES mixture for the temperature range investigated. The fastest mass transfer was found for a continuous aqueous phase below 87 °C. At higher temperatures, a phase inversion occurred, and the organic phase became continuous. The high kL of the organic phase measured in the falling film contactor did not translate directly to a higher kLa in the stirred tank reactor as the value dropped compared to an aqueous continuous phase present. The change in continuous phase were found to affect the drop and bubble sizes in the system. For an organic continuous phase, the Sauter mean diameter of the bubbles were larger and the transfer area smaller, which was the main reason for the reduced kLa.
Introduction: Mass transport at gas/liquid interfaces depends on many factors including the gas and liquid properties and hydrodynamics. The mass transport of a gas through the liquid is a limiting step in many chemical reactions. To gain a fundamental understanding of multiphase interfaces, the rate of mass transfer has been measured for pure gases (H2, N2, O2, He) into a thin liquid film with a well-defined surface area and velocity profile. This enables the mass transfer rate to be broken down into one parameter, which is the gas/liquid interfacial area (a), and a second parameter, which is the mass transfer coefficient (kL). Using gases with varying diffusion coefficients enables a comparison of the measured rates of mass transport to the rates predicted by film theory and penetration theory.
Method: A gravity-driven thin water film 0.000180 m in thickness flowing along the outer surface of a capillary was contacted with a gas phase inside a closed system. The liquid was circulated continuously until it was saturated with gas and the equilibrium pressure was reached. In this device, there is laminar flow, and therefore, the hydrodynamics of the liquid film are well defined.
Results: Penetration theory predicts a non-linear relationship between diffusion coefficient (DAB) and mass transfer coefficient (kL). by means of falling film reactor the actual rates of gas-liquid mass transfer are higher than those predicted by theory. Also, a linear relationship between DAB and kL is observed experimentally. The mass transfer coefficient can even, as a rule of thumb, be assumed to be relatively constant with a value of around 10-4 m/s for aqueous solutions.
Self-reactive substances are unstable chemical substances which can easily decompose and may lead to explosion. For this reason, their thermal stability properties are required within regulatory frameworks related to chemicals in order to assess their hazardous properties. Due to the fast development and availability of computers, predictive approaches like QSPR models are increasingly used in the evaluation process of hazardous substances complementary to experiments.
In that context, the HAZPRED project (2015-2018) aimed to develop QSPR models to predict physical hazards of substances to fill the lack of knowledge on these hazardous substances quickly.
An experimental campaign, based on 50 samples provided by Industrial producers, was carried out on potential self-reactive substances, for which no QSPR model already existed. Their heats of decomposition were characterized using differential scanning calorimetry in homogeneous experimental conditions.
QSPR models were derived using the GA-MLR method (using a genetic algorithm and multi-linear regressions) using molecular descriptors calculated by Dragon software based on both 3D molecular structures from density functional theory (DFT) optimizations, to access three-dimensional descriptors, and SMILES codes, favoring the access to simpler models, requiring no preliminary quantum chemical calculations. All models respected the OECD validation guidelines for regulatory acceptability of QSPR models. They were tested by internal and external validation tests and their applicability domains were defined and analyzed.
If improved models should be expected with larger database (and a better ratio between size and chemical diversity), these first models already represent a screening tool capable to access early reactive hazards.
Organic peroxide and self-reactive are classified into seven types according to their hazards. In order to determine the substance type, it is necessary to determine the properties based on test methods. The types range from type A, which is not accepted for transport in the packing in which it is tested, to type G, which is exempted from the provisions for organic peroxides or self-reactive substances.
Laboratory test results are of vital importance for correctly classifying and labelling chemicals as “hazardous” as defined in the UN Globally Harmonized System (GHS) / EC CLP Regulation or as “dangerous goods” as defined in the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Interlaboratory tests play a decisive role in assessing the reliability of laboratory test results. Interlaboratory tests performed over the last 10 years have examined different laboratory test methods. After analysing the results of these interlaboratory tests, the following conclusions can be drawn:
1. There is a need for improvement and validation for all laboratory test methods examined.
2. To avoid any discrepancy concerning the classification and labelling of chemicals, the use of validated laboratory test methods should be state of the art, with the results accompanied by the measurement uncertainty and (if applicable) the probability of incorrect classification.
This paper addresses the probability of correct/incorrect classification (for example, as dangerous goods) on the basis of the measurement deviation obtained from interlaboratory tests performed by the Centre for quality assurance for testing of dangerous goods and hazardous substances (CEQAT-DGHS) to validate laboratory test methods. This paper outlines typical results (e.g. so-called “Shark profiles” – the probability of incorrect classification as a function of the true value estimated from interlaboratory test data) as well as general conclusions and steps to be taken to guarantee that laboratory test results are fit for purpose and of high quality.
According to UN Test O.2, surprisingly, the polychlorosilanes hexachlorodisilane (HCDS), octachlorotrisilane (OCTS) and decachlorotetrasilane (DCTS) formally fulfill the criteria of the “test for oxidizing liquids”. This result is in contrast to the properties of polychlorosilanes that are described in the literature and those we have experienced in our own production.
By investigating the reaction products from the UN O.2 test reactor, using IR, Raman and XPS spectroscopy, it was shown that the results are not due to oxidizing properties of HCDS, OCTS or DCTS, but are caused by the specified test substance cellulose. To our knowledge, this is the very first substance class in which the reference substance oxidizes the test sample, instead of vice versa. This represents an important limitation of the internationally used UN Test O.2 for this substance class. The cause for this false-positive result is the known high degree of affinity of oxygen to silicon.
It is shown that the correctly executed UN Test O.2 produces false-positive results and that the polychlorosilanes do not have an oxidizing effect and, therefore, do not have to be classified as “oxidizing substances”.
The presentation will give an overview of the testing required for physical hazards under the BPR and CLP Regulations (Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 and Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008), safety characteristics, actual Standards and the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria as well, the importance of quality assurance in testing and data reporting, and the testing and assessment strategies on topics that have been specifically asked by EU Member States.
Predictive Methods for Determining the Thermal Decomposition Properties of Hazardous Substances
(2019)
Due to the fast development and availability of computers, predictive approaches are increasingly used in the evaluation process of hazardous substances complementary to experiments. Their use was recommended as alternative to experimental testing by the REACH regulation to complete the lack of knowledge on properties for existing substances that must be registered before 2018 (upon quantities). Among the proposed predictive approaches, Quantitative Structure Property Relationships (QSPR) are powerful methods to predict macroscopic properties from the only molecular structure of substances. In that context, the HAZPRED project (2015-2018, founded by the SAF€RA consortium) aims to develop theoretical models (e.g. QSPR) and small-scale tests to predict complex physico-chemical properties (e.g. thermal stability, explosivity) of hazardous substances to complete the lack of knowledge on these hazardous substances quickly or to understand their decomposition behaviour better. In particular, this contribution will present the work done in this project on the physical hazards of organic peroxides and self-reactive substances: gathering of existing experimental data, new experimental campaigns, review of existing models and proposition of new estimation methods.
The mixture of ammonium nitrate (AN) prills and fuel oil (FO), usually called ANFO, is extensively used in the mining industry as a bulk industrial explosive. One of the major performance predictors of ANFO mixtures is the fuel oil retention, which is itself governed by the porosity of the AN prills. Standardised tests routinely used to assess oil retention face several important limitations; the first being the difficulty to cover the wide range of porosity contents and morphologies from different types of ammonium nitrate prills; the second being the inability to evaluate the closed porosity, which is an important factor regarding the sensitivity of the explosive to detonation. In this study, we present how X-ray computed tomography (XCT), and the associated advanced data processing workflow, can be used to fully characterise the structure and morphology of AN prills. We show that structural parameters such as volume fraction of the different phases and morphological parameters such as specific surface area and shape factor can be reliably extracted from the XCT data, and that there is a good agreement with the measured oil retention values. XCT can therefore be employed to non-destructively and accurately evaluate and characterise porosity in ammonium nitrate prills.
Testing of hazardous materials and evaluating their hazardous properties concerning transport, handling or use is essential for the prevention of incidents. For this purpose, test methods have been developed and published that are used worldwide today (European Union, 2008, United Nations, 2019). For the evaluation of test results their correct measurement is of importance. On basis of the interlaboratory tests carried out by BAM and PTB within the framework of the CEQAT-DGHS in the last years, it is shown that there is a need for improvement in all the test methods examined so far. In addition to the interlaboratory tests further quality measures are mandatory (ISO, 2017). For example, methods for verifying the test equipment used in the laboratories should be developed.
The development of a verification method is demonstrated using the test method UN Test N.5 as an example. This test method is used to evaluate substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases. The basic principle of the verification method is demonstrated by Lüth et al. (2019). Requirements and difficulties during this development are discussed.
This test procedure UN Test N.5 has now been modified at BAM so that it is possible to measure very small or large amounts of both flammable and/or toxic gases over a long period of time in a validated and verified test apparatus, utilizing the principle of a gas collector. This allows us to determine slow as well as fast gas evolution rates. The determination of the evolution rates (e.g. total gas amount or flow rate) of toxic gases is of special interest because of the ongoing discussion how to evaluate and quantify toxic gases which are formed from a substance due to contact with water. Up today no validated test procedure for the measurement of evolution rates for toxic gases is described. It is shown that the newly modified test method could help to solve this problem.
In den letzten Jahren kam es auf einigen Seeschiffen zu exothermen Zersetzung von Düngemitteln und damit zu Gefährdungen von Personen und der Umwelt. Dieses führte international bei der IMO (International Maritim Organisation) zu Diskussionen hinsichtlich der Einstufungskriterien von Ammoniumnitrat und ammoniumnitrathaltigen Gemischen, den Prüfungen und den Anforderungen an den sicheren Transport; vor allem mit Seeschiffen.
Prüfapparaturen zur Bestimmung sicherheitstechnischer Kennzahlen müssen präzise messen, um verlässliche Ergebnisse zu produzieren. Oftmals gibt es in der Methodenbeschreibung allerdings keine Informationen zu Messunsicherheiten o.ä.. In dem Vortrag werden Ringversuchsprogramme das CEQAT-DGHS beschrieben und aktuelle Arbeiten zu Verifizierungsverfahren von Messmethoden beschrieben.
Der Fokus des Beitrages bestand darin, die BAM, insbesondere die Abteilung 2 (Chemische Sicherheitstechnik) als möglichen Projektpartner im Rahmen von Horizont 2020 "Sichere Gesellschaften" zu präsentieren. Dabei wurden die Kernkompetenzen der Abteilung 2, die Kooperationen zu anderen Abteilungen in der BAM bzw. einige Beispiele zu bisherigen Projekterfahrungen, hinsichtlich dem Aktivitätsfeld "Security" vorgestellt.
Der Vortrag vermittelt einen Überblick über die physikalischen Gefahren nach der CLP-Verordnung (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1272/2008), die Schnittstelle zum global harmonisierten System zur Einstufung und Kennzeichnung auf Grundlage des UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, die Bedeutung der Qualitätssicherung bei Prüfungen auf physikalische Gefahren, sowie die Prüf- und Bewertungsstrategien und welche Tests dabei unverzichtbar sind.
Im Europäisches Übereinkommen über die Internationale Beförderung gefährlicher Güter auf Binnenwasserstraßen ist festgelegt, welche gefährlichen Güter unter welchen Bedingungen auf europäischen Binnenwasserstraßen befördert werden dürfen. Tabelle C ‚Verzeichnis der zur Beförderung in Tankschiffen zugelassenen gefährlichen Stoffe in numerischer Reihenfolge’ (ADN 3.2.2) listet für die Stoffe, Gemische und Lösungen, deren Beförderung in Tankschiffen zugelassen ist, die anzuwendenden besonderen Vorschriften entweder in vollständiger Information oder in kodierter Form auf. In dieser Tabelle C werden für die einzelnen Stoffe vor allem die zu verwendenden Tankschifftypen, deren Ausrüstung sowie Anforderungen hinsichtlich des Explosionsschutzes, des Schutzes der aquatischen Umwelt und des Schutzes der Menschen vor längerfristigen gesundheitlichen Schäden festgelegt.
Bei dem Datenmaterial handelt es sich um durch PTB und BAM bewertete, experimentell oder rechnerisch ermittelte sicherheitstechnische Kenngrößen sowie um Angaben zu den aquatoxischen Eigenschaften und zu den längerfristigen gesundheitlichen Wirkungen auf den Menschen. Die Angaben zum Wasserverunreinigungspotential und die Zuordnungen zu den aquatoxischen Gefahren N1, N2, N3 wurden im Rahmen der Arbeiten der Zentralkommission für die Rheinschifffahrt (ZKR) zu Tabelle C vom Umweltbundesamt (UBA, J. Seelisch) zusammengestellt und bewertet. Die Angaben zu den längerfristigen gesundheitlichen Wirkungen auf den Menschen entsprechen den harmonisierten Einstufungen der EU.
Predictive Methods for Determining the Thermal Decomposition Properties of Hazardous Substances
(2019)
Due to the fast development and availability of computers, predictive approaches are increasingly used in the evaluation process of hazardous substances complementary to experiments. Their use was recommended as alternative to experimental testing by the REACH regulation to complete the lack of knowledge on properties for existing substances that must be registered before 2018 (upon quantities). Among the proposed predictive approaches, Quantitative Structure Property Relationships (QSPR) are powerful methods to predict macroscopic properties from the only molecular structure of substances.
In that context, the HAZPRED project (2015-2018, founded by the SAF€RA consortium) aims to develop theoretical models (e.g. QSPR) and small-scale tests to predict complex physico-chemical properties (e.g. thermal stability, explosivity) of hazardous substances to complete the lack of knowledge on these hazardous substances quickly or to understand their decomposition behaviour better.
In particular, this contribution will present the work done in this project on the physical hazards of organic peroxides and self-reactive substances: gathering of existing experimental data, new experimental campaigns, review of existing models and proposition of new estimation methods.
Final report of research activities at BAM concerning large scale fireballs of organic peroxides (OP). New models for OP fireball diameter, duration, height and Surface Emmissive Power (SEP) are proposed and discussed based on a large number of large-scale and small-scale experiments using Di-tert-butylperoxide (DTBP) as a liquid OP and heptane as a liquid hydrocarbon fuel. Finally, CFD simulations are used to predict the fireball parameters: diameter, duration, height and SEP. Also the impact on the German storage regulations for organic peroxides are discussed.
Die „Empfehlungen über die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter, Handbuch über Prüfungen und Kriterien“ ergänzen die „ Empfehlungen über die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter, Modellvorschriften“ und das „Global harmonisierte System zur Einstufung und Kennzeichnung von Chemikalien (GHS)“. Sie enthalten Kriterien, Prüfmethoden und Verfahren, die für die Klassifizierung gefährlicher Güter gemäß den Vorschriften der Teile 2 und 3 der Modellvorschriften als auch von Chemikalien, von denen physikalische Gefahren nach dem GHS ausgehen, anzuwenden sind. Das Handbuch über Prüfungen und Kriterien, ursprünglich entwickelt vom „Economic and Social Council’s Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods“, welches eine erste Version im Jahre 1984 annahm, wurde regelmäßig aktualisiert und berichtigt. Gegenwärtig erfolgt die Aktualisierung unter Federführung des „Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals“ (Sachverständigenausschuss), welches das ursprüngliche Gremium 2001 ersetzte. Die sechste überarbeitete Ausgabe enthält alle Änderungen zur fünften überarbeiteten Ausgabe, die vom Ausschuss während seiner fünften und sechsten Sitzungsperiode 2010 und 2012 angenommen wurden (veröffentlicht unter den Dokumentennummern ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.5/Amend.1 und ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.5/Amend.2), die während der siebenten Sitzungsperiode 2014 angenommenen Änderungen (ST/SG/AC.10/42/Add.2) sowie das Corrigendum zur 6. Ausgabe vom Februar 2016 (ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.6/Corr.1) und die während der achten Sitzungsperiode 2016 angenommenen Änderungen (ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.6/Amend.1) vom 9. Dezember 2016.
Die neuen Änderungen aus 2016 betreffen insbesondere:
- Änderungen des Prüfverfahrens für die Klassifizierung von Lithium-Metall und Lithium-Ionen-Batterien
- Änderung des Klassifizierungsverfahrens für ammoniumnitrathaltige Düngemittel
- Ein neuer Unterabschnitt für die Prüfungszusammenfassung für Lithiumzellen und -batterien
- Ein neuer Abschnitt für das Klassifizierungsverfahren und Kriterien in Bezug auf feste ammoniumnitrathaltige Düngemittel
- Änderung des Anhangs 7 für die Prüfung von Blitzknallsätzen
- Änderungen zur Unterstützung der Verwendung des UN-Prüfhandbuchs im Sinne des GHS
Smouldering fires and explosions arising from self-ignition of coal dust deposits represent a serious hazard for human being, environment and industry. It is essential for plant operators to know the conditions (temperature, duration and quantity) at which storage will be safe. In this work, self-ignition behaviour of three bituminous coal dusts in large scales are theoretically studied, based on the experimental data via a standardized hot-basket apparatus. A comprehensive 2-D transient model is developed, using a 2nd-order reaction kinetics considering both coal and oxygen consumptions, to investigate self-ignition parameters of coal dust accumulations. The numerical model shows a less conservative prediction compared with the steady-state methods. The computational self-ignition temperature and ignition delay time show a satisfaction agreement with lab-scale experimental results. In addition, the influences of ambient temperature and moisture content are analysed. The result shows that the moisture content delays the ignition and a small variation of the ambient temperature nearby the critical condition will lead to a large difference of the ignition delay time.
Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a widely used automotive fuel in a variety of countries. In case of a vehicle fire where the safety device also malfunctions, a failure of the CNG automotive cylinder could occur. Such a cylinder failure is associated with severe hazards for the surrounding environment. Firstly, a comprehensive analysis is given below, summarizing various accidents involving CNG automotive cylinders and their consequences. In an extensive experimental program, 21 CNG automotive cylinders with no safety device were tested. Of the 21, burst tests were carried out on 5 Type III and 5 Type IV cylinders. Furthermore, fire tests with 8 Type III and 3 Type IV cylinders were conducted. Apart from cylinder pressure, inner temperature and cylinder mantle temperature, the periphery consequences, such as nearfield blast pressure and fragmentation are documented. The maximum measured overpressure due to a Type III cylinder failure was p = 0.41 bar. Each traceable fragment was georeferenced. All-in-all, fragment throw distances of d > 300 m could be observed. As one key result, it can be stated that the tested Type IV CNG cylinders showed less critical failure behavior then the Type III cylinders under fire impingement.
Fireballs of liquid organic peroxides differ from those of liquid hydrocarbon fuels. Modified equations for predicting the fireball diameter, height, surface emissive power and the duration in dependence of the fuel mass are presented for di-tert-butyl peroxide. They base on 13 steel drum tests with fuel masses from 10 kg to 168 kg. Moreover, computational fluid dynamics simulations are performed using the laminar flamelet approach and a statistically turbulence treatment. Fireballs involving peroxide from 10 kg to 80 kg were simulated and their properties compared to the experimentally developed models. The deviations of each property are partially compensating each other leading to an adequate prediction of thermal safety distances for both, a time-independent and a time-averaged treatment. Simulations prove to be a good tool for predicting thermal radiation hazards of fireball scenarios.
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) set up the Technical Committee 352 (CEN/TC 352) in 2006 to develop and maintain up to date standards in the field of nanotechnologies. Part of the work group (WG 3) dedicated to Health, Safety and Environment, the CEN/TC 352/WG 3/PG 3 led by INERIS was constituted to develop a Technical Specification (TS) for the determination of explosivity and flammability properties of manufactured nano-objects in powder form (2013 - 2018).
Spiel mit dem Feuerball
(2018)
In der Regel verbrennen organische Peroxide (OP) aufgrund ihrer Eigenschaften noch viel heftiger als Flüssigkohlenwasserstoffe. Ein anderes Verhalten wird auch bei der Entstehung und dem Abbrand von Feuerbällen beobachtet. Anhand von Großversuchen an 220-Liter-Stahlfässen wird das Verhalten von OP-Feuerbällen am Beispiel von Di-tert-butyl Peroxid (DTBP) untersucht. Bei der Simulation unterschiedlicher Worst-Case-Szenarien, d.h. unterschiedlicher Außenfeuer, entstehen aufgrund der Selbstzersetzungsprozesse des Peroxids unterschiedlich große, sich explosionsartig ausbildende Feuerbälle. Durch die Charakterisierung u.a. mittels Wärmebildtechnik konnten neue semi-empirische Ansätze für Berechnung der Wärmestrahlung von DTBP-Feuerbällen entwickelt werden. Diese helfen angemessene Schutz- und Sicherheitsabstände im Vorfeld für Produktions- und Verarbeitungsbetriebe zu bestimmen.
Self-Accelerating Decomposition Temperature (SADT) is a safety characteristic for the transport of self-reactive substances and organic peroxides. Its determination is time-consuming and in dependence on the test method also material-consuming. As shown previously, DSC measurements, which can be carried out fast and with a few milligram of material, supply a good correlation with SADT for technical pure, liquid organic peroxides. The approach is now applied for solid organic peroxides. Besides, the parameters, which are involved in the correlation, are discussed and their effect on the result is weighted qualitatively. In addition it was shown, that the method is inapplicable in an easy manner for diluted organic peroxides and pure self-reactive substances.
In continuation of a preceding test series involving sole LPG vehicle tanks, three passenger cars equipped with identical toroidal steel LPG tanks were set on fire. The tanks were installed in the space normally reserved for the spare tyre, in the car boot. No safety device was installed on the tank, in order to force critical failure of the cylinder. Two of the cars were equipped with a tank filled with liquefied propane to a level of 20% (5.3 kg), the third one was filled completely (25.5 kg). The partially filled tanks failed critically within a time period of more than 20 min after the initiation of the fire. The fully-filled tank did not rupture; the propane was released continuously through a small leak that appeared during the fire. Comprehensive equipment was used to procure measurement data, enabling an analysis of potential consequences and hazards to humans and infrastructure within the vehicle surroundings. The inner status of the tank (pressure, temperature of the liquid phase and the steel casing), the development of the fire (temperature inside and around the vehicle) and the pressure induced in the near-field in case of tank rupture were recorded. The results were analysed in detail and compared against the data gained in tests involving sole, but identical LPG tanks.
In case of a vehicle fire, an installed LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) tank with a malfunctioning safety device poses severe hazards. To investigate the consequences in case of tank failure, we conducted 16 tests with toroidal shaped LPG vehicle tanks. Three tanks were used for a Hydraulic Burst Test under standard conditions. Another three tanks were equipped with a statutory safety device and were subjected to a gasoline pool fire. The safety device prevented tank failure, as intended. To generate a statistically valid dataset on tank failure, ten tanks without safety devices were exposed to a gasoline pool fire. Five tanks were filled to a level of 20 %; the re-maining five were filled to a level of 100 %. In order to gain information on the heating process, three tem-perature readings at the tank surface, and three nearby flame temperatures were recorded. At distances of l = (7; 9; 11) m to the tank, the overpressure of the shock wave induced by the tank failure and the unsteady tem-peratures were measured. All ten tanks failed within a time of t < 5 min in a BLEVE (boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion). Seven of these resulted directly in a catastrophic failure. The other three resulted in partial failure followed by catastrophic failure. A near field overpressure at a distance of l = 7 m of up to p = 0.27 bar was measured. All ten tests showed massive fragmentation of the tank mantle. In total, 50 fragments were found. These 50 fragments make-up 88.6 % of the original tank mass. Each fragment was georeferenced and weighed. Fragment throwing distances of l > 250 m occurred. For the tanks with a fill level of 20 %, the average number of fragments was twice as high as it was for the tanks that were filled completely.
Für die Klassifizierung sowie die sichere Handhabung und Nutzung von Chemikalien und anderen Stoffen wurden spezielle standardisierte Testmethoden entwickelt, die weltweit zum Einsatz kommen. Die Ableitung von Sicherheitsmaßnahmen durch Experten erfordert, dass aus diesen Untersuchungen verlässliche Daten gewonnen werden. Ringversuche sind ein wesentliches Element bei der Methodenentwicklung (-validierung) und für die Qualitätssicherung von Laboratorien.
Die Testmethode DIN EN 15188:2007 dient der Bestimmung des Selbstentzündungsverhaltens von Schüttgütern und Stäuben. Experimentelle Grundlage für die Beschreibung des Selbstentzündungsverhaltens eines bestimmten Materials ist die Bestimmung der Selbstentzündungstemperaturen (TSE) von Proben verschiedener Größen mit Hilfe isoperiboler Warmlagerungsversuche. Die so ermittelten Versuchsdaten ergeben die Abhängigkeit der Selbstentzündungstemperaturen vom Lagervolumen. Zweck einer schrittweise aufgebauten Serie von Ringversuchen und internen Labortests war die Identifizierung von Schwächen der bestehenden Methode bzw. von in der Laborpraxis auftretenden Mängeln bei der Anwendung der Methode, die Validierung der modifizierten und verbesserten Methode sowie die Bestimmung einer allgemeingültigen (Mess-)Unsicherheit dieser modifizierten Methode.
Chemikalien werden im Prüflabor auf ihre gefährlichen Eigenschaften getestet, um die Risiken bei deren Handhabung richtig abschätzen zu können. Dazu sind Prüfmethoden entwickelt und veröffentlicht worden, die heute weltweit Anwendung finden. Auf die Validität der jeweiligen Prüfmethode und richtige Durchführung der Prüfung und Bewertung im Laboratorium müssen sich Hersteller, Importeure, Händler, Arbeitgeber oder Verbraucher verlassen können.
Die Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung (BAM), Berlin hat eine langjährige Erfahrung sowohl bei der Ermittlung und Bewertung der physikalischen Gefahren von Chemikalien als auch bei der Einstufung und Kennzeichnung nach dem Chemikalienrecht (z.B. gemäß REACH-VO, CLP-VO, Gefahrgutvorschriften u.a.).
Es werden drei Poster präsentiert, welche einerseits kritisch die im Rahmen der chemikalienrechtlichen Verfahren von den Registranten vorgelegten Prüfergebnisse / Prüfberichte bewerten und andererseits die Zuverlässigkeit von verschiedenen Prüfmethoden einschätzen bzw. den Aufwand am Beispiel der Validierung einer konkreten Prüfmethode durch Ringversuche demonstrieren.
REACH-Registrierungsdossiers z.B. werden mit der Softwareanwendung IUCLID (International Uniform Chemical Information Database) erstellt. Für die Behörden ist die Bewertung der Zuverlässigkeit mit den Informationen zu den Studien im IUCLID-Dossiers oftmals schwer nachvollziehbar.
Bei der Bewertung der Verlässlichkeit der im Labor gewonnenen Prüfergebnisse spielen Ringversuche eine entscheidende Rolle. In den letzten 10 Jahren wurden von der BAM und der PTB Ringversuche zu verschiedenen Prüfmethoden durchgeführt. In allen Ringversuchen wurden deutliche Unterschiede zwischen den Ergebnissen der teilnehmenden Laboratorien festgestellt. Die Abweichungen der Prüfergebnisse wurden jedoch nicht nur durch Laborfehler, sondern auch durch Mängel der Prüfmethoden verursacht. Deshalb ist es wichtig zu wissen, wie gut die Prüfmethode ist, mit der ein Gefahrgut oder Gefahrstoff klassifiziert wird oder mit denen sicherheitstechnische Kenndaten bestimmt werden.
Ringversuche werden bei der Methodenentwicklung und -validierung eingesetzt und können zur Ermittlung der Messunsicherheit genutzt werden. Validierungsberichte zu Prüfmethoden sorgen für Transparenz, sind für die Regulierung im Chemikalienrecht erforderlich und dienen auch dazu auf globaler Ebene gleiche Wettbewerbsbedingungen zu schaffen.
Die BAM und die PTB unterstützen deshalb den weiteren Ausbau des Ringversuchsprogramms des im Jahr 2007 gegründeten Kompetenzzentrums zur Qualitätssicherung für Prüfungen von Gefahrgütern und Gefahrstoffen auf physikalische Gefahren (Centre for quality assurance for testing of dangerous goods and hazardous substances, CEQAT-DGHS, www.ceqat-dghs.bam.de). Dieses betreibt die BAM gemeinsam mit der PTB und der QuoData Gesellschaft für Qualitätsmanagement und Statistik mbH, Dresden.
Mit nicht-konformen oder schlecht dokumentierten Prüfergebnissen können weder Behörden noch Unternehmen etwas anfangen. Belastbare und eindeutige Informationen aus den Registrierungsdossiers sind entscheidend, damit industrielle und gewerbliche Verwender der Stoffe das Gefahrenpotenzial einschätzen und ggf. Maßnahmen zum Schutz von Menschen und Umwelt treffen können.
Darüber hinaus benötigen die Behörden verlässliche Daten aus den Registrierungen, um ihrer Verantwortung bei der Identifizierung regulierungsbedürftiger Stoffe nachkommen zu können.
Biozidprodukte unterliegen einer Zulassungspflicht, bevor sie verkauft oder angewendet werden dürfen. Zulassungsanträgen für Biozidproduktfamilien sowie für in-situ-Systeme müssen als IUCLID-Dossiers eingereicht werden. Hierfür müssen bestimmte Informationsanforderungen zur Bewertung der Gefahren vorgelegt werden. Wenn jedoch keine experimentellen Daten ermittelt wurden, muss eine valide Begründung für den Datenverzicht vorgelegt werden. Für die physikalischen Gefahren wird das „waiving of testing“ vorgestellt, insbesondere wird die Vorgehensweise in IUCLID erläutert.
Auswirkungen hoher thermischer Belastungen auf flüssige organische Peroxide in Metallbehältern
(2018)
Im Gegensatz zu thermisch instabilen Kunststoffverpackungen garantieren Metallbehälter auch bei hoher thermischer Belastung, beispielsweise durch ein Schadenfeuer, einen stetigen Wärmeeintrag. Ist ein flüssiges organisches Peroxid enthalten, wird durch die Wärme eine sich selbst-beschleunigende exotherme Zersetzung initiiert. Das mit der Entzündung der Zersetzungsgase entstehende Feuer brennt durch den kontinuierlichen äußeren Wärmeeintrag heftiger als dies bei Poolfeuern organischer Peroxide zu beobachten ist. Aufgrund des definierten Einschlusses einer Metallverpackung kann die Zersetzung explosionsartig ablaufen und zur Ausbildung ein- und mehrfacher Feuerbälle führen. Auswirkungsbetrachtungen eines mit flüssigem organischen Peroxid befüllten und von außen befeuerten 220 Liter Stahlfasses wurden anhand zahlreicher Versuche mit unterschiedlichen Aufheizmethoden durchgeführt und sowohl die ermittelten Abbrandraten als auch die gemessenen thermischen Strahlungsbelastungen mit denen eines Poolfeuers verglichen. Die Analyse des Gefahrenpotentials unterschiedlich großer Feuerbälle führte schließlich zur Entwicklung eines ersten semi-empirischen Modells zur Abschätzung des Durchmessers und der Abbranddauer von Feuerbällen organischer Peroxide. Daraus ergibt sich die Möglichkeit der Berechnung notwendiger thermischer Sicherheitsabstände.
In present chapter, the potential usage of peroxy-fuels (usually known as organic peroxides) either in technically pure or in a blended form in engine combustion processes are explored. Although as additives (in small quantities <5% to conventional fuels, e.g., diesel, gasoline) peroxy-fuels are well known for many years their commercial applications as a main or primary fuel are not investigated in detail as such except a few. Their thermal instability and energy density demand great care during processing, which restricts their commercial exploitation. However, once the issues with safety are resolved they can be much more advantageously employed than conventional fuels. Some of these advantages are significant amount of fuel saving, reduction in amount of inducted air, or even the complete absence of air, i.e., anaerobic combustion, smaller volume of combustion (chamber), oxygenated fuel quality, and low emissions. An idea to develop the components of an engine operating solely on peroxy-fuels is also introduced. The engine concept is based on single and multiple injectors in a cylinder with special material coating to ensure a temperature-controlled processing.