Grain bin explosions are common out west, but they can happen right here in the Heartland. Here's a safe experiment that will demonstrate how one of these explosions occur. Make sure to have an adult ...

University of Virginia chemical engineering fourth-year student Vanessa Campbell tests the explosibility of cornstarch using a modified Hartmann tube. Campbell helped develop the device to provide ...

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When the sun set on May 31, 2017, in Cambria, Wisconsin, no one at Didion Milling's corn processing facility could have ...

If your facility handles materials or powders that produce dust during processes like handling, transferring, packaging or processing, you may face the risk of a combustible dust explosion. These ...