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IGUS : 2015 EOS meeting

 

 

Agenda

1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4

2

3
3.1

4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9

5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6

6
6.1

7
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5

8
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5

9
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4

10
10.1
10.2
10.3

11
11.1
11.2

OPENING
Welcome by the chairman
Welcome on behalf of Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory (CERL)
Informal welcome and local arrangements
Apologies

AGENDA

PREVIOUS MEETING
Minutes, Actions, EOS Work Plan, ad-hoc working groups, UN, test methods

ORGANIC PEROXIDES / SELF-REACTIVE SUBSTANCES / ENERGETIC MATERIALS
Storage classification of organic peroxides and burning rates
Storage of energetic samples
Use of ARSST for classification of self-reactive substances
Classification of Phoxim as self-reactive substance in the UN DGL
Determination of SADT for AIBN – Comparison of BAM supplied experimentalresults with kinetic-based simulations performed by AKTS
SADT determination based on the AIBN benchmark – some lessons drawn from the BAM project
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion (BLEVE) of peroxy-fuels: Experiments and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation
Classified Experimental Research on Peroyl IPP-50(AE)
Introduction into the SAF€RA Project “Predictive methods for determining the decomposition properties od hazardous substances:
from development to experimental verification (Project HAZPRED)”

TEST METHODS
Update test series H for organic peroxides and self-reactive substances – first ideas
Mini Closed Pressure Vessel Test – applicable test equipment for high energetic materials?
UN test N.5 – new test results
Use of a 4-litre autoclave for conducting deflagration tests
SADT determination vs. package size
Criterion 4.1 readily combustible solids for metal powders

OXIDIZERS
Energetic properties and testing methodologies of oxidizing substances

AMMONIUM NITRATE, FERTILIZERS
Progress report from the ad-hoc WG on AN classification
Emergency response on fires at AN-facilities
AN fertilizers dealing with the test of resistance to detonation
Statistical estimation of the EC 4” steel tube test results
Compatibility of ammonium nitrate with sodium salts

CLASSIFICATION and any other business (all other substances and mixtures)
Large scale fire test of biofuels (new findings on heat discharge from large poolfires)
Hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility fire problem and fire code gap analysis
New EU regulations for explosives precursers
What is an “inert solid” in the organic peroxides compositions “UN/transport” tables?
NFPA 400-AN Revisions-Short version

UN SUB-COMMITTEES (TDG and GHS)
UN TDG/GHS – current status (desensitized explosives, dust Koenen test, etc.)
Dust explosion properties in GHS (verbal discussion)
Quality system for testing physical-chemical properties (verbal discussion)
Polymerizing substances

INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS
Industrial accident in China – a brief explanation
Report of recent industrial accidents in Japan
Explosion of an ANE loading truck (MEMU) in Norway

NEXT MEETING/VALEDICTORY
Next meeting
Valedictory

 

 

 

List of participants

Experts from the following organisations and companies participated in the meeting:

AKTS AG
Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals
Arkema
BAM
BASF
Bayer Technology Services GmbH
Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory
Canadian Fertilizer Institute
Certification Association Russian Register
Cheminform St. Petersburg (CISP)
Consilab
Department of Transportation
Evonik Industries
Fire and Materials Research Laboratory LLC
HSE
HSL
INERIS
International Science and Technology Center (ISTC)
Kemira Kemi AB
Lonza
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
NFPA
Solvay Chemicals GmbH
Swedish Fire Protection Association
Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)
TNO
TUV Sud
United
Initiators GmbH & Co. KG
University of Tokyo
Yara International ASA
Switzerland
The Netherlands
France
Germany
Germany
Germany
Canada
Canada
Russia
Russia
Germany
USA
United Kingdom
USA
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
France
Russia
Sweden
USA
China
USA
Germany
Sweden
Sweden
The Netherlands
Switzerland
Germany
Japan
Norway