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Friction Factor Calculation in Excel

Radigan Engineering have a free to download excel spreadsheet. Taken from their website: When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to calculate the Darcy-Weisbach friction factor… engineer’s often throw up their hands, go back to their old …

Reference Material for The Safe Design of Perchloric Acid Fume Hood Exhaust Systems

This is a useful American PDF document, located on MK Plastics website dated 2008.  This references the best practices for the safe design of Perchloric Acid Fume Hood Exhaust Systems. Please make sure that you check that the resource meets the current guidelines …

SHAPA Cartridge Filter Technology

SHAPA = Solids Handling & Processing Association Visit www.shapa.co.uk to find out more about membership. This document is titled Cartridge Filter Technology and talks about the growth of cartridge type filter elements, Legislation and Environmental Considerations, Media development, Adapting to …

SHAPA Dust Explosion Protection using Flameless Venting

SHAPA = Solids Handling & Processing Association Visit www.shapa.co.uk to find out more about membership. This document is titled Dust Explosion Protection using Flameless Venting by Jef Snoeys of Fike Corporation. A snippet taken from the documents introduction: A new …

BOOK Industrial Hygiene Control of Airborne Chemical Hazards by William Popendorf

This is an American book published in 2019 and is a useful reference for the control of Airborne Chemical Hazards. Whilst this is a useful reference, we recommend that you investigate and apply UK Regulations and Guidance where ever possible. Order …

SHAPA – Dust Hood Design

SHAPA = Solids Handling & Processing Association Visit www.shapa.co.uk to find out more about membership. This document is titled SHAPA Technical Bulletin No. 19 Dust Hood Design by Nigel Hubbard of Dustcheck Limited. Introduction Hood design is one of most important areas to …

SLIDE SHARE: Effective Design and Management of LEV Systems

Slide share is a great resource site.  This presentation has been uploaded by M.Slater of Diamond Environmental and is titled Effective design and management of LEV systems. This is a good presentation which defines what an LEV is and the roles …

HSE COSHH essentials in ceramics: Silica

COSHH Essentials sets out basic advice on what to do to control exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace. It takes the form of straightforward advice in ‘factsheets’ called ‘control guidance sheets’. There are two types of sheets, industry-specific ‘direct …

HSE HSG103 – Safe Handling of Combustible Dusts

This HSE guidance publication provides practical advice on the prevention and mitigation of dust explosions and fires. The guidance is intended for employers, managers, foremen and safety representatives working in the many industries where combustible dusts may be present. A …

Textbook – LEV Aerodynamic Processes and Calculations of Dust Emissions

This new textbook was published in May 2015 by CRC Press and so far as I am aware has not yet been Reviewed.  It is fairly costly at £157.50 (2024 price) but appears to be a step forward in our …