Dust Explosion Hazards Testing Service

This service, which uses state-of-the-art laboratory apparatus from various manufacturers, complies with both European and North American standards for dust explosion hazard testing. A computerized dual-laser particle-size analyzer details full particle-size-distribution information, improving on the basic Taylor Sieve size-analysis technique. Samples may be tested as-received or processed to comply with the ASTM-standard recommended size of smaller than 75 µm. Flammability analysis uses a 5-L spherical explosibility chamber to perform high-pressure, high-temperature tests in excess of 500 psi initial pressure and 250_C initial temperature. An isothermal microcalorimeter that can capture chemical thermal activity as low as 0.1 µW/g is used to assess safe storage and transportation of self-reacting materials.