Citation

Snee TJ. J. Occup. Accid. 1987; 8(4): 261-271.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

A large number of industrial accidents have been caused by runaway exothermic reactions. The thermal stability of a material can be assessed using differential scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and accelerating rate calorimetry (ARC). This paper describes how these techniques can be used to elucidate the cause of an accident and shows how maximum safe process and storage temperatures can be calculated using thermoanalytical data.