Coal dust is very explosive and so is the most common fertiliser, ammonium nitrate. NH4NO3 is commonly used in improvised explosive devices - often with diesel oil as a binder and enhancer. used to be known as Co-op Mixture in N Ireland.
Stewart On 23 Feb 2011, at 22:12, Todd Williams wrote: > Never said it was and F-2. It's probably an H > > > At 05:06 PM 2/23/2011, you wrote: >> True but regardless, it's not a low hazard F-2 type occupancy. >> >> Craig L. Prahl, CET >> Fire Protection >> CH2MHILL >> Lockwood Greene >> 1500 International Drive >> Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 >> Direct - 864.599.4102 >> Fax - 864.599.8439 >> CH2MHILL Extension 74102 >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Williams >> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 5:04 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Fertilizer Plant >> >> Coal dust, if airborne, would explode rather than burn. Here's a link >> you might show that guy http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80623061/ >> >> >> At 04:41 PM 2/23/2011, you wrote: >> >Coal dust is used in a process to manufacture fertilizer, in a 40,000 sq.ft. >> >building, about 28 feet high. The issue is whether the building has to be >> >sprinklered. The owner claims the coal is non-combustible and thus the >> >building occupancy is low hazard industrial, in which case it would not have >> >to be sprinklered. Anyone can comment on the occupancy? >> > >> >Tony >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Sprinklerforum mailing list >> >[email protected] >> >http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >> > >> >For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] >> > >> >To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] >> >(Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >> >> Todd G. Williams, PE >> Fire Protection Design/Consulting >> Stonington, CT >> 860.535.2080 >> www.fpdc.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >> >> For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] >> >> To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] >> (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >> >> For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] >> >> To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] >> (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > Todd G. Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, CT > 860.535.2080 > www.fpdc.com > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
