Primary Recipient

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Amount

$429,982.00

Award Date

7/17/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

The aim of this work is to analyze dust ignition and dust deflagrations using laboratory based bench scale tests. Ultimately, this will help in quantifying the fire and explosion hazard in facilities that process and handle fine particulates. Some example