New whitepaper on explosion safety from Camfil APC

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Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC), a leading global manufacturer of dust, fume and mist collection equipment, has published a new whitepaper; Dust Collectors and Explosion Safety: Venting and Suppression.

Explosive or potentially explosive dusts are a part of many industrial processes for which dust collection systems have to be designed to work. Ideally these systems should minimise or avoid the risk of an explosion, or ensure that in the event of an explosion the outcome can be safely controlled.

This whitepaper is exploring effective ways of venting and suppression with focus on the two European ATEX directives for equipment: 2014/34/EU(94/9/EC), and plant: (1999/92), the latter defining the zoning bases of safe systems.

Venting and suppression are the essential first steps in the design of any system for dealing with potential explosions. Following the basic steps outlined in the whitepaper will significantly reduce the risk of explosions, but above all it makes it much safer from the perspective of those operatives who work in the nearby environments.

The whitepaper can be download here: www.camfilfarrapc.com/whitepapers/venting-and-suppression