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Tester for Minimum Ignition Temperature of Dust Clouds

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Standards:

ASTM E1491 - 06 EN 50281 - 2 - 1 GB/T 16429 IEC 61241 - 2 ISO/IEC 80079 - 20 - 2

Applications:

1. Chemical/Pharmaceutical Industry: Testing the MIT (Mixed Explosion-Proof) of dust clouds for organic synthesis intermediates, plastic powders, dye dust, etc., for: Designing explosion-proof workshops (e.g., determining upper limits for ventilation temperatures); Compliance testing with explosion-proof standards such as ISO/IEC 80079-20-2. ensuring production equipment meets "Class e Increased Safety" protection requirements (matching IEC 61241-2 standard).

2. Metal Powder Processing Industry: Testing the MIT of metal dusts such as aluminum powder, zinc powder, and magnesium powder: Assessing ignition risks in powder production/storage processes, guiding the selection of dust removal systems and anti-static equipment; Meeting the testing requirements for the thermal safety performance of powder materials in ASTM E1491 standard.

3. Food Processing Industry: Testing the MIT of edible dusts such as flour, sugar powder, milk powder, and tea powder: Investigating dust explosion hazards in baking and sugar-making workshops, developing safe production procedures; Compliance with safety acceptance standards for food production enterprises (e.g., risk classification of workshop dust environments).

4. Light Industry/Building Materials: Test MIT (Mutual Aspect Ratio) for wood chips, tobacco dust, and plant fiber dust; guide the parameter setting of dust removal equipment in furniture and tobacco factories; match the dust environment safety assessment around "Electrical Equipment with Non-metallic Exterior Coverings" in EN 50281-2-1 standard.

5. Mining/Energy: Test MIT for coal dust and coke dust; evaluate the effectiveness of ventilation/cooling measures in coal mines and coal chemical workshops; provide dust ignition risk data for the layout of explosion-proof electrical equipment.

6. New Materials R&D: Test MIT for new 3D printing powders and battery material powders; clarify the dust safety performance of new materials in advance to avoid safety accidents during the R&D/trial production stage.

Product Information:

Dust Cloud Minimum Ignition Temperature Tester is mainly used to assess the explosiveness of dust in the production and processing places such as aluminum powder, zinc powder, plastic powder, intermediates of organic synthetic pharmaceuticals, wheat flour, sugar, wood chips, dyestuffs, glued wood ash, milk powder, tea powder, tobacco powder, coal dust, plant fiber dust and so on, and to accurately determine the minimum ignition temperature of the dust cloud.

Features:

1. It has built - in commonly used international test standards, allowing for testing according to standard parameters or custom - setting.

2. It adopts a fuzzy PID temperature - control algorithm to achieve high - precision temperature control.

3. It is equipped with a temperature sensor calibration interface for easy calibration and correction.

4. It uses a Godbert - Greenwald furnace with a built - in quartz tube to ensure the reliable operation of the heating furnace body.

5. The furnace cavity is made of heat - insulating vacuum ceramic fiber, which has a good heat - insulation effect.

6. The temperature thermocouple is from an internationally well - known brand, ensuring the long - term stable operation of the instrument.

7. It has the function of detecting ambient temperature and humidity and automatically records experimental environment information.

8. Remote control ensures the personal safety of experimenters.

9. User - level management enables the management and control of accounts at different levels.

10. The USB interface is plug - and - play, facilitating data management.

11. With professional industrial design, it is simple and elegant.

12. It is equipped with a 7 - inch color liquid - crystal touch screen that dynamically displays the experimental progress.

Technical Parameters:

Operating environment

(5 to 45)°C, <85% RH

Temperature range

Room temperature to 1000°C

Rising time

≤20min (room temperature to 500°C)

Temperature control stability

±5.0°C

Temperature measurement accuracy

±3.0°C

Temperature measurement precision

±0.1°C

Powder spray pressure range

(0 to 100)kPa

Pressure accuracy

±5%

Storage volume

500mL

Ambient temperature measurement range

(-10 to 60)°C

Ambient humidity measurement range

(5 to 95)% RH

Interface

USB*2

Power

220VAC/50Hz

Power

2600W

Dimensions

670mm х 400mm х 590mm

FAQ:

1.What is the minimum ignition energy of a dust cloud?

1 mJ to 1000 mJ

MIE values usually range from 1 mJ to 1000 mJ. A lower value means the dust is more easily ignited – even a small spark could cause an explosion. Knowing the MIE of your dust is important for: Designing equipment that won't create ignition sources.

2.What is the minimum ignition energy test?

The MInimum Ignition Energy (MIE) test is conducted to determine the lowest spark energy that will ignite a powder when dispersed in air, as a dust cloud.

3.What is considered a low mie?

MIE typically range from 1 mJ to 1000 mJ [Janes]. The lower the MIE, the higher is the risk of explosion as a very small energy input can trigger a dust cloud explosion. MIE < 3 mJ should be processed with specific measures, the dust is extremely sensitive to ignition.

4.What is mie value?

The Minimum Ignition Energy (MIE) value is used to assess the likelihood of ignition during processing and handling. It helps to define explosion prevention methods. MIE < 100 mJ indicates a potential for ignition from static discharges from personnel.

5.How many microns is a combustible dust?

420 microns

In general terms, a combustible dust is a combustible solid particle having an effective diameter of 420 microns (μm) or smaller and is capable of being suspended in air.

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