Test results help polyethylene manufacturer select explosion protection system
In response to a polyethylene manufacturer's concern about possible dust explosions during processing, a test center performed explosibility tests on the polyethylene, and the results aided the design of an explosion protection system.
Fike Corporation of Blue Springs, Mo., manufactures equipment to vent, suppress, and isolate processing explosions. Fike also operates a test center to determine the explosion severity of various dusts for companies interested in explosion protection.