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Thermal Instability Hazards

Course Design and Objectives
Many everyday operations in the processing industry involve the heating of a wet or moist compound in order to have the compound finish the process as a dry particle. Most natural and synthetic powders are combustible, and the risk of combustion increases when flammable solvents are present. Potential ignition sources include electrostatic and frictional sparks, faulty electrical equipment and frictional heating, as well as exothermic decomposition (self-heating).

Attendees of this course will gain the tools needed to implement a basis of safety during their process operations, gaining a broad understanding of thermal instability.

Understanding Thermal Stability
  • Background Information
  • Theory of Thermal Instability
  • Statistical Analysis

    Laboratory Tests and Their Uses
  • Types of Tests
  • Test Interpretation

    Basis of Safety During Drying Operations
    Ensuring safety during the use of vacuum drying, tray ovens, fluid bed dryers, pneumatic conveying (flash) dryers, spray dryers, etc.

    Workshop

    Video Presentation

    Discussion

  • Chilworth Technology, Inc.
    250 Plainsboro Road, Bldg #7, Plainsboro, NJ 08536, USA.
    Tel: 609-799-4449 · Fax: 609-799-5559 · Email: safety@chilworth.com