Explosion Severity (Pmax & Kst) Testing

Our UK-based combustible dust testing laboratory generates explosion severity test data for your combustible dusts. This test generates useful data for any dust that can form a flammable atmosphere. It also determines maximum explosion pressure and provides four key values:

Pmax – The greatest peak pressure achieved throughout a test series.
dP/dtmax – The greatest achieved rate of explosion pressure rise.
Kst – A dusts’ explosion severity.
St Class – Classification of dusts into classes to help with selection of protective equipment (i.e. explosion suppression and vent sizing).

The Explosion Severity test will aid in characterising, preventing, protecting and mitigating combustible dust explosions.