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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 275, Issue -, Pages 1-9Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.04.047
Keywords
Minimum ignition temperature; Titanium powder; Nanopowder; Solid inertants; Ignition sensitivity
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada
- National Natural Foundation of China [51004026, 51374001]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [N130401001]
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Minimum ignition temperature (MIT) of micro Ti powder increased gradually with increases in nano-sized TiO2 employed as an inertant. Solid TiO2 inertant significantly reduced ignition hazard of micro Ti powder in contact with hot surfaces. The MIT of nano Ti powder remained low (583 K), however, even with 90% TiO2. The MIT of micro Ti powder, when mixed with nano Ti powder at concentrations as low as 10%, decreased so dramatically that its application as a solid fuel may be possible. A simple MIT model was proposed for aggregate particle size estimation and better understanding of the inerting effect of nano TiO2 on MIT. Estimated particle size was 1.46-1.51 mu m larger than that in the 20-L sphere due to poor dispersion in the BAM oven. Calculated MITs were lower than corresponding empirically determined values for micro Ti powder because nano-sized TiO2 coated the micro Ti powder, thereby decreasing its reaction kinetics. In the case of nano Ti powder, nano-sized TiO2 facilitated dispersion of nano Ti powder which resulted in a calculated MIT that was greater than the experimentally determined value. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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