첨부 362870_P-41-2015(분진폭발방지 폭연방출구 설치방법)
This edition of NFPA 68, Standard on Explosion Protection by Deflagration Venting, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Explosion Protection Systems. It was issued by the Standards Council on December 1, 2006, with an effective date of December 20, 2006, and supersedes all previous editions.
This edition of NFPA68 was approved as an American National Standard on December 20,
2006.
Origin and Development of NFPA 68
NFPA 68, Standard on Explosion Protection by Deflagration Venting, was first adopted as a temporary standard in 1945. In 1954, the temporary standard was replaced with a guide that brought together all of the best available information on the fundamentals and parameters of explosions, the data developed by small-scale tests, the interpretation of the results of these tests, and the use of vents and vent closures that were current at the time. This information was then related to “rules of thumb” vent ratio recommendations that were used for many years. Some of the vents that were designed using these rules of thumb functioned well; others were never put to the test.
Since 1954, extensive experimentation has been done in Great Britain and Germany and
has added to the existing information. The U.S. Bureau of Mines also did some work in this
area. However, the work was not completed because the group involved was reassigned to
different programs.
In 1974, NFPA 68 was revised, and the work done in Great Britain and Germany was
included with the hope that the new information would provide a means for calculating vent
ratios with a greater degree of accuracy than that provided by the rules of thumb. The 1978 revision included substantial data that were more valuable in designing explosion relief vents. In 1979, the committee began a major effort to rewrite the guide in order to incorporate the results of the test work done in Germany. In addition, the 1988 edition contained rewritten text that more clearly explained the various parameters that affect the venting of deflagrations.
The 1994 edition of NFPA 68 was completely rewritten to more effectively communicate
the principles of venting deflagrations to users. Revisions to each chapter improved the organization of information within the document without changing the venting ethodology.
The thrust of this revision was to improve the user friendliness and adoptability of the guide.
These changes were made to clarify this complex technology.
The 1998 edition introduced updated terminology to be consistent with current industrial
practice. New information was added on the effects of vent ducts, calculation methods for
evaluating those effects, and the effects of vent discharge. The revision also incorporated the “weak roof-to-shell” joint design as a means of venting silos and bins and providing new information on explosions in elongated vessels. It also clarified the provisions for securing restraint panels.
The 2002 edition represented a complete revision of the guide and included updated and
enhanced treatment for deflagration venting design for dusts and hybrid mixtures. The revision also included new vent design equations based upon the methodology developed by Factory Mutual Research Corporation. In addition to the generalized correlation for dusts
were new methods to evaluate the effects of vent ducts, partial volumes, vent panel inertia, and initially elevated pressures. All design guidelines for gas mixtures were combined into a single chapter, and the document underwent Manual of Style revision as well.
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