Fires in Silos: Hazards, Prevention, and Fire Fighting (Hardcover)

INTRODUCTION
Problem Description
Influence of Material Properties on Fire
Chemical Properties of Bulk Goods
IGNITION SOURCES
Introduction
External Ignition Sources
Self-Heating
Physical Characteristics of Self-Ignition Processes and Smoldering Fire Propagation
FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
Introduction
Experimental Techniques
EXPLOSION RISK AND PROTECTION
Essential Conditions for Explosion Occurrence
Parameters of Dust Explosion;
Definitions
Some Physical and Chemical Properties of Agricultural Dusts
Explosion Characteristics
Propagation of Explosion
Dynamics of Explosions in Long Ducts and Galleries
Causes of Fires and Fire-Explosion Protection
Fire and Explosion Prevention and Protection in the Storage of Agro, Feed and Food Products
Explosions
Fire
FIRE DETECTION
Introduction
Smoke Detectors
Flame Detectors
Spark Detectors
Heat Detectors
Application Examples
CASE STUDIES
Fire in a Silo for Wood Pellets in Esbjerg, Denmark, 1998-1999
Further Case Studies
FIGHTING SILO FIRES
Introduction
Inert Gases for Silo Fire Fighting
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Fighting a Silo Fire in an Animal Food Production Plant
Test Inertization of a Malt Silo
NECESSARY FIRE PREVENTION MEASURES FOR SILOS WITH FLAMMABLE SOLID BULK MATERIALS IN CONNCETION WITH INERTING DURING A FIRE
Inerting of Silos with Flammable Solid Bulk Materials in Case of Fire
Recommendations for Construction, Processing and Operation
Measures in Case of Fire
PREDICTIVE TOOLS FOR HAZARD ASSESSMENT OF SELF-IGNITION