Dust Explosions in the Process Industries, Third Edition

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Summary: The best book available on dust explosions in English.
Review: Dr. Eckhoff has amassed the most comprehensive overview of the subject ever developed. He reports on the research and findings of many other scientists and in so doing provides a forum and a resource. This book is a one stop reference for information on the causes, effects and alternatives available for dealing with this complex phenomenon. The 2nd edition includes a new chpater 8, which is a review of new research and findings that came out since the original publication. This helps keep the book up to date, but the basics are the same in both the 1st and 2nd editions.

Highly recommended.

Rating:
Summary: The best book available on dust explosions in English.
Review: Dr. Eckhoff has amassed the most comprehensive overview of the subject ever developed. He reports on the research and findings of many other scientists and in so doing provides a forum and a resource. This book is a one stop reference for information on the causes, effects and alternatives available for dealing with this complex phenomenon. The 2nd edition includes a new chpater 8, which is a review of new research and findings that came out since the original publication. This helps keep the book up to date, but the basics are the same in both the 1st and 2nd editions.

Highly recommended.

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Summary: Best 'one stop' reference in the field of dust explosions
Review: Eckhoff's book is organized in an efficient manner, the first chapter providing an excellent overall tutorial on the general subject of dust explosions and subsequent chapters providing optional reading material for those desiring a more in-depth treatment of individual topics in the field. The text is extremelyreadable and Eckhoff has gone to great lengths to make thesubject matter understandable and informative to laypersons and experts alike. This book should serve well as the foundationreference on the subject of dust explosions in the library of theprocess safety professional or persons involved in dry-end manufacturing operations