Dust Explosions in the Process Industries, Second Edition [Paperback]

Rolf Eckhoff (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0750632704 | ISBN-13: 978-0750632706 | Publication Date: January 29, 1997 | Edition: 2

A comprehensive account of the existing practical and theoretical knowledge of the origin, development, prevention and mitigation of dust explosions in the process industries. It offers an up to date evaluation of prevalent activities, testing methods,
design measures and safe operating techniques in a detailed and comprehensive critique of all the significant phases relating to the hazard and control of a dust explosion. An invaluable reference work for industry, safety consultants and students.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Reviews of the first edition Excellent in concept and presentation, the text is clear and uncluttered... Student and professional alike will find a wealth of information here, solidly backed by quotations and figures
- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
Rolf Eckhoff has done an excellent job of overviewing the present state of knowledge in this area
- AUSTRALIAN SAFETY NEWS

'This is arguably the most comprehensive text currently available to those
with an urgent professional interest in dust explosions ...'
'... first published in 1991 and in constant demand ever since.'
'With virtually every page a mine of information ...'
Occupational Safety & Health

'The wealth of information is useful ...'
Pieter Zeeuwen

'... an excellent guide with a wealth of practical information but also a
theoretical heart which empowers the reader to make sensible decisions in
new situations.'

'This book is a "must" for anyone involved in dust explosion research and
hazard prevention, protection, and mitigation.'
Stanley S. Grossel

' The book gives a clear overview of the subject of dust explosions'
' It should be on the bookshelves of process engineering practitioners and
of process safety lecturers.'
IChemE

'An invaluable reference work for industry, safety consultants and students.'
BULLETIN OF THE POLYTECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF IASI

Book Description

Provides the best information for preventing dust explosions. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2 edition (January 29, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750632704
• ISBN-13: 978-0750632706
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,105,211 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rolf K. Eckhoff
Professor emeritus, University of Bergen
Department of physics and technology
Allegaten 55, NO-5007 Bergen, Norway
Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail]
http://folk.uib.no/nfyre/

Academic degrees
Master of Science (Chemical engineering), University of Trondheim, 1961
Master of Philosophy (Dust explosions), University of London, 1971
Doctor Technicae (Dust explosions), University of Trondheim, 1976
Doctor of Science (Eng.) (Gas and dust explosions, Powder technol.) Higher doctorate, University of London, 1992

Honours
Permanently invited guest, WPMPS (powder mech.), Europ. Feder. Chem. Engineering from 1985
Concurrent professor of North Eastern University, Shenyang, P.R. China, from 1990
Member of the Committee of Honour of EuropEx, Belgium, from 1991
Recipient of the W. Cybulski medal (Polish Academy of Science), 1992
Member of the Norwegian Academy of Technical Sciences, 2008

Career
Eckhoff was appointed at Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Bergen, Norway, in 1962, where he established powder technology (1963), accidental dust explosions (1968), and accidental gas explosions (1976) as new research areas. From 1973 to 1988 Eckhoff was CMI's chief scientist in powder technology, and dust and gas explosions. From 1988 to 1996 he was senior scientific adviser to CMI/CMR/GexCon He was appointed part-time professor at University of Bergen in Process Safety Technology in 1992 and full-time professor in 1996. He has been central in the building up of the general study programme process technology, as well as his own special sub programme in process safety technology. In 2008 he became professor emeritus at UoB in Process Safety Technology, but he still teaches and supervises master and doctorate students, and give external lectures and courses..

Eckhoff has advised industry in many countries on powder technology and explosion protection, and lectured on courses, conferences and seminars in a number of countries in Europe, and in USA, Canada, Israel, Bahrain, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, China, Australia and Brazil. He has been an expert witness in connection with major explosion disasters in USA. In 2005 he participated, as the only invited expert from outside USA, in the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) public hearing in Washington DC, on how to deal with the increasing number of serious dust explosion accidents in US industries.
Eckhoff is a member of the editorial board of "Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries", and of several Norwegian and international working groups on process-safety-related topics related to the Internat. Electrotech. Comm. (IEC) and the European CEN/CENELEC.

Books
R. K. Eckhoff (Guest Editor): Safety on offshore process installations: North Sea. Special issue (Vol. 7, No. 4, July 1994) of Journ. Loss Prev. Process Ind., Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, UK
R. K. Eckhoff: Electrical equipment for hazardous areas (explosive atmospheres). Tapir Forlag, Trondheim, Norway (1996), 160 pages. ISBN 82-519-1211-3 (In Norwegian)
R. K. Eckhoff: Dust explosions in the process industries 3rd edition, 720 pages, Gulf Professional Publishing/Elsevier, Boston (2003) ISBN 0-7506-7602-7. (First and second editions published by Butterworth-Heinemann, UK in 1991 and 1997)
R.K. Eckhoff: Explosion hazards in the process industries. 1st edition, 440 pages, Gulf Publishing Company, Houston (2005) ISBN 0-9765113-4-7. Corrected reprint of 1st edition in (2008)

Papers in journals
More than 100 papers in international and national technical/scientific journals and conference proceedings.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book available on dust explosions in English., November 18, 1999

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Bill Stevenson (West Palm Beach, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dust Explosions in the Process Industries, Second Edition (Paperback)

Dr. Eckhoff has amassed the most comprehensive overview of the subject ever developed. He reports on the research and findings of many other scientists and in so doing provides a forum and a resource. This book is a one stop reference for information on the causes, effects and alternatives available for dealing with this complex phenomenon. The 2nd edition includes a new chpater 8, which is a review of new research and findings that came out since the original publication. This helps keep the book up to date, but the basics are the same in both the 1st and 2nd editions.

Highly recommended.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best 'one stop' reference in the field of dust explosions, November 22, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Dust Explosions in the Process Industries (Paperback)

Eckhoff's book is organized in an efficient manner, the first chapter providing an excellent overall tutorial on the general subject of dust explosions and subsequent chapters providing optional reading material for those desiring a more in-depth treatment of individual topics in the field. The text is extremely readable and Eckhoff has gone to great lengths to make the subject matter understandable and informative to laypersons and experts alike. This book should serve well as the foundation reference on the subject of dust explosions in the library of the process safety professional or persons involved in dry-end manufacturing operations