Simulation of dust explosions: new developments

摘要

To be able to predict the consequences of dust explosions or to design protective measures for dust handling equipment which due to its construction or due to the turbulence and flow conditions prevailing in the equipment fall beyond the conditions assumed in current guidelines available for e.g design of explosion vents, suppression and isolation, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools may offer an alternative solution. The current paper describes FLACS DustEx (formerly knowns as DESC), examples of its validation and current developments ongoing to improve its ability to simulate dust explosions.