Wednesday, May 7, 2008


Session 304: Dust Control
Instructors: Clive Nixon, Sales Manager, BS& B Safety Systems; Jef Snoeys, Explosion Protection Technology Manager, Fike Corporation; Brent Hindman, Sales Engineering Manager, JOA North America LLC; Gary Johnson, Workplace Exposure Solutions LLC
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Guidelines on Compliance with New Federal Directive Relating to Explosion Prevention & Protection for Facilities Handling Combustible Dusts
10:00 AM -11:00 AM
Flame Arresting Devices for Dust Explosions
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Raising the Bar: Dust Control Systems which Pay for Themselves with Verifiable Gains in Process Stability, Yield, Uptime, Environmental Safety & Operator Satisfaction
Topics Include:
  • Flow properties that influence segregation
  • The role they play in processing
  • Blender selection and design
  • Product design to prevent segregation from occurring
  • Process design to minimize its effects
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Dust Control System Troubleshooting
Topics Include:
  • The root causes of sudden and gradual dust control system degradation
  • Describe common failure modes for system components such as hood, ducts, collectors, and fans
  • Illustrate the several system analysis techniques to restore system baseline performance using visual observation and static pressure measurements.