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Dust explosion

It can happen if a high enough dust concentration exists in an oxidising atmosphere. The reaction of combustion happens at the interface gas/solid and the intensity of the explosion depends directly on the area of reaction, that is to say the particle size. They can principally cause overpressure effects and missiles projection.
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ERA TERMINOLOGY for WEB rev. 02 last update 27.06.2022

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Handbook of scenarios for assessing major chemical accident risks JRC106029 - Ed. 2017

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