- Author
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Piccinini, N.
- Title
- Dust Explosion in a Wool Factory: Origin, Dynamics and Consequences.
- Coporate
- SAfeR-Centro Studi su Sicurezza, 10129 Torino (Turin), Italy
- Journal
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Fire Safety Journal,
Vol. 43,
No. 3,
189-204,
April 2008
- Keywords
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dust explosions
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woolYne
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deflagration
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industrial plants
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death
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injuries
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damage
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fire investigations
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surveys
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leakage
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accelerants
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combustibility
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combustible materials
- Identifiers
- wool fibers explosion; primary and secondary deflagration; wool factory "Pettinatura Italiana", Vigliano Biellese (BI), Italy, January 9, 2001; damage on the ground floor; damage on the first floor; site examination; outcome of the research into gas leaks; steps of the technical activities; sequence of events that led to the explosion; structure of the chambers; synthesis of the damage to the cells; composition of the dust, collected from bag filters not involved in the accident; dimensional distribution of the wool fibers in the dust; flammability test of the dust; explosion inside Burr Cell XI