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VDI 3673 Blatt 1:2002-11

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Pressure venting of dust explosions

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Language(s)

German - English

Published date

01-11-2002

Preliminary note
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Course of explosions in vessels, silos,
   pipelines and their combinations
4 Explosion pressure venting of vessels,
   silos and equipment
5 Explosion pressure venting of enclosures
6 Pressure venting devices
7 Sizing of vent areas
8 Hazards due to flame and pressure
9 Vent ducts
10 Consideration of recoil forces
11 Explosion pressure venting of vessels
   interconnected with pipelines
12 Explosion pressure venting of pipelines
13 Hybrid mixtures
14 Maintenance
Annex A - Sizing of pressure venting devices for
          special conveying systems
Annex B - Calculation examples
Annex C - Determination of the length/diameter
          ratio of the vessel/silo to be protected
          when calculating vent areas
Bibliography

Provides fundamentals required to calculate and design the safety measure for explosion venting of dusts and hybrid mixtures [1; 2; 27].

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes VDI 3673. (11/2002)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
44
PublisherName
Verlag des Vereins Deutscher Ingenieure
Status
Current
Supersedes

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I.S. EN 618:2002
BS EN 618 : 2002
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VDI 3469 Blatt 1:2016-09 Emission control - Production and processing of fibrous materials - Fibrous dusts; Fundamentals, overview
VDI 3677 Blatt 1:2010-11 Filtering separators - Surface filters
DIN EN 618:2011-06 Continuous handling equipment and systems - Safety and EMC requirements for equipment for mechanical handling of bulk materials except fixed belt conveyors
VDI 2263 Blatt 7:2010-07 Dust fires and dust explosions - Hazards - assessment - protective measures - Dust fires and explosion protection in spraying and drying integrated equipment
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VDI 2262 Blatt 4:2006-03 Workplace air - Reduction of exposure to air pollutants - Capture of air pollutants
VDI 3928:2017-01 Waste gas cleaning by chemisorption
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BS EN 16020:2011 Explosion diverters
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VDI 2262 Blatt 1:2013-06 Workplace air - Reduction of exposure to air pollutants - Legal principles, terms and definitions, basic organisational measures for industrial safety and environmental protection
VDI 2263 Blatt 6:2017-08 Dust fires and dust explosions - Hazards - assessment - protective measures - Dust fires and explosion protection in dust extracting installations
DIN EN 16020:2011-10 Explosion diverters
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VDI 3462 Blatt 3:1996-10 Emission control - Wood machining and processing - Machining and finishing of wood and wood-based materials

EN 1127-1:2011 Explosive atmospheres - Explosion prevention and protection - Part 1: Basic concepts and methodology
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VDI 2263 Blatt 3:1990-05 Dust fires and dust explosions; hazards, assessment, protective measures; pressure-shock-resistant vessels and apparatus; calculation, construction and tests
DIN EN 14491:2012-10 Dust explosion venting protective systems
DIN EN 14460:2007-07 EXPLOSION RESISTANT EQUIPMENT
ISO 6184-1:1985 Explosion protection systems Part 1: Determination of explosion indices of combustible dusts in air
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