Combustible Dust Testing

Laboratory testing to quantify dust explosion and reactivity hazards

Safety Data Sheets

Develop critical safety data for inclusion in SDS documents

Gas and Vapor

Laboratory testing to quantify explosion hazards for vapor and gas mixtures

UN-DOT
Classification of hazardous materials subject to shipping and storage regulations
Hydrogen
Testing and consulting on the explosion risks associated with devices and processes which use or produce hydrogen
Safety Data Sheets

Develop critical safety data for inclusion in SDS documents

Thermal Stability

Safe storage or processing requires an understanding of the possible hazards associated with sensitivity to variations in temperature

Adiabatic Calorimetry
Data demonstrate the consequences of process upsets, such as failed equipment or improper procedures, and guide mitigation strategies including Emergency Relief System (ERS) design
Reaction Calorimetry
Data yield heat and gas removal requirements to control the desired process chemistry
Battery Safety

Testing to support safe design of batteries and electrical power backup facilities particularly to satisfy UL9540a ed.4

Safety Data Sheets

Develop critical safety data for inclusion in SDS documents

Cable Testing
Evaluate electrical cables to demonstrate reliability and identify defects or degradation
Equipment Qualification (EQ)
Testing and analysis to ensure that critical equipment will operate under adverse environmental conditions
Water Hammer
Analysis and testing to identify and prevent unwanted hydraulic pressure transients in process piping
Acoustic Vibration
Identify and eliminate potential sources of unwanted vibration in piping and structural systems
Gas & Air Intrusion
Analysis and testing to identify and prevent intrusion of gas or air in piping systems
ISO Accreditation and Scope

Fauske & Associates fulfills the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 in the field of Testing

Dust Hazards Analysis
Evaluate your process to identify combustible dust hazards and perform dust explosion testing
On-Site Risk Management
On-site safety studies can help identify explosibility and chemical reaction hazards so that appropriate testing, simulations, or calculations are identified to support safe scale up
DIERS Methodology
Design emergency pressure relief systems to mitigate the consequences of unwanted chemical reactivity and account for two-phase flow using the right tools and methods
Deflagrations (Dust/Vapor/Gas)

Properly size pressure relief vents to protect your processes from dust, vapor, and gas explosions

Effluent Handling

Pressure relief sizing is just the first step and it is critical to safely handle the effluent discharge from an overpressure event

Biological

Model transport of airborne virus aerosols to guide safe operations and ventilation upgrades

Radioactive
Model transport of contamination for source term and leak path factor analysis
Fire Analysis
Model transport of heat and smoke for fire analysis
Flammable or Toxic Gas

Model transport of flammable or toxic gas during a process upset

Mechanical, Piping, and Electrical
Engineering and testing to support safe plant operations and develop solutions to problems in heat transfer, fluid, flow, and electric power systems
Hydrogen Safety
Testing and consulting on the explosion risks associated with devices and processes which use or produce hydrogen
Thermal Hydraulics
Testing and analysis to ensure that critical equipment will operate under adverse environmental conditions
Nuclear Safety
Our Nuclear Services Group is recognized for comprehensive evaluations to help commercial nuclear power plants operate efficiently and stay compliant
Radioactive Waste
Safety analysis to underpin decomissioning process at facilities which have produced or used radioactive nuclear materials
Adiabatic Safety Calorimeters (ARSST and VSP2)

Low thermal inertial adiabatic calorimeters specially designed to provide directly scalable data that are critical to safe process design

Other Lab Equipment and Parts for the DSC/ARC/ARSST/VSP2 Calorimeters

Products and equipment for the process safety or process development laboratory

FERST

Software for emergency relief system design to ensure safe processing of reactive chemicals, including consideration of two-phase flow and runaway chemical reactions

FATE

Facility modeling software mechanistically tracks transport of heat, gasses, vapors, and aerosols for safety analysis of multi-room facilities

Blog

Our highly experienced team keeps you up-to-date on the latest process safety developments.

Process Safety Newsletter

Stay informed with our quarterly Process Safety Newsletters sharing topical articles and practical advice.

Resources

With over 40 years of industry expertise, we have a wealth of process safety knowledge to share.

Resources

We have a wealth of information pertaining to reactive chemical hazards, nuclear and chemical process safety engineering and testing. With over 40 years of industry expertise, we have developed numerous content pieces, from white papers to videos, to help answer your safety-related questions. We hope you find this information useful!

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Flammability Testing as Fauske

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FAI Flammability Testing

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Blast Analysis and Design Capabilities

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Emergency preparedness experts recognize the importance of structural protection against ...

FAI Ion Exchange Model Introduction

By Jim Burelbach, PhD, Chief Commercial Officer, Fauske & Associates, LLC

and Marty Plys, DSc...

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FAI Dust Collection Kit and Common Sampling Questions

A common question that comes into our dust testing lab is, “How should I ship my sample?”

As a res...

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NFPA Extends Dust Hazards Analysis (DHA) for 2020 | Fauske

Written by Ashok Dastidar, PhD, Fellow Engineer, VP Dust & Flammability Testing & Consulting, Fauske...

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Process Safety News - Spring 2020

Please enjoy this latest issue of Process Safety News! FAI is proud to be celebrating our 40th ann...

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Process Safety News - Winter 2020

Please enjoy this latest issue of Process Safety News! FAI is proud to be celebrating our 40th anniv...

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Summer 2018 Process Safety News

Read up on the latest in chemical, thermal hazards and relief system design as well as combustible...

Combustible Dust

Winter 2019 Process Safety News

 

 
Featuring: 
  • Recommendations on the Maximum Operating Pressure of ARC Test Cells
  • I Have A...

Combustible Dust

Fall 2018 Process Safety News

Read up on the latest in risk based inspection, chemical process, thermal hazards and relief syst...

Combustible Dust

Fall 2017 Process Safety News Released
Stay on top of the latest in process safety hazards procedures, testing and industry news each qu...

Combustible Dust

Summer 2015 Process Safety Newsletter

A SIMPLE REAL TWO-PHASE FLOW CORRELATIONBy: Hans K. Fauske, D.Sc., Regent Advisor, Fauske & Assoc...

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Combustible Dust

Are Your On-Site Safety (OSS) Services Up to Snuff?

Do you work with an objective, outside process safety engineering firm offering a complete range o...

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Electrical Arc Flash Risk and Shock Hazards

Do you have the electrical engineering expertise to help you understand and address electrical arc...

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Combustible Dust

New Approach to DHAs: 7 Steps to Tackling Combustible Dust

You've been tasked with overseeing potential dust hazards at your plant and/or you need to be read...

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How Proper Chemical Hazard Characterization Impacts Process Safety

By Sara Peters, Customer Outreach & Digital Media Specialist, Fauske & Associates, LLC 

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Importance of Analytical Modeling AND Experimental Data in Complex Fluids

Ryan Vanston, Manager, Technology Development Group II System & Risk Applications, Westinghouse El...

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runaway reactions

Safe Packaging of Chemically Reactive Radioactive Waste

James P. Burelbach, PhD, Elizabeth J. Raines and Martin G. Plys, ScD, Fauske & Associates, LLC

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Combustible Dust Control Needs Video

Dust explosion is never something you think you need to worry about - but have you had your dust tes...

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Severe Accident Post Fukushima Engineering /MAAP5 Advanced Capabilities

 

BWR reactor similar to Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1 (Aerial view of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site i...

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Process Safety Management and 5 Reasons to Use Scare Tactics

"Communication that stimulates emotion will bring about more behavior change than communication th...

Metallic spent nuclear fuel vacuum drying model

D&D

What Should Your Nuclear Waste Management Technology (D&D) Include?

Does your nuclear engineering, testing and consulting firm provide technical expertise and program g...

1 Cubic Meter Chamber at Fauske & Associates, LLC- one of the few in the United States

Combustible Dust

Is your DHA Laboratory State of the Art?

 1 Cubic Meter Chamber at Fauske & Associates, LLC             - 1 of very few in the Unite...

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Avoiding Hazardous Runaway Reactions in Cold/Freezing Temperatures

By Ken Kurko, Process Safety Services Director, Fauske & Associates, LLC

Colder temperatures mean ...

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Videos

Combustible Dust Hazard 20L Chamber Go/No Go Test, Explosion Severity Test
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MIT, LIT, MIE - Characterizing for Dust Hazard Analysis DHA
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UN 4.1 Burn Rate Test - Is My Dust Combustible, Flammable or a Fire Hazard?
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How to Test for Combustible Dust: BAM Fallhammer Drop Impact Test

 

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Hartman Tube Combustible Dust Explosion
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10 Tips for Setting up an ARSST Test to Yield Good Thermal Data
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Sustained Burning Test on a Condensed Aerosol Sample

ASTM D92 Cleveland Open Cup Flash Point and Sustained Burning. The sample was a condensed aerosol. A...

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Videos

Sound Structural Design Demonstrated: Slug Flow

This video shows a field test we recently performed.  In this test, liquid is being vented which res...

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Combustible Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) Sample Prep and Screening

 

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relief system design

Non/Equilibrium Flashing Flows in Safety Relief Valves (SRVs)

Further Clarification of Non-Equilibrium and Equilibrium Flashing Flows Through Top Located Safety...

severe accident

Fauske & Henry: On Vapor/Steam Explosion Analysis

As seen in the August 2017 issue of Nuclear News, Copyright © 2017 by the American Nuclear Society

FATE

Verification of GOTHIC Room Heatup Analysis by Alternate FATE Calculation

By: Matthew Kennedy, Nuclear Engineer & Dr. Sung Jin Lee, Sr. Consulting Engineer, Fauske & Associ...

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risk management

How to Collect a (Potentially) Combustible Dust Sample

Wondering if your facility may have combustible dust? In some cases, less than 1/4 inch layer of dus...

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Combustible Dust

Chemical Testing Services That Will Save You Money

Adiabatic Calorimetry & Relief System Design Combustible Dust Hazards Analysis (DHA) AnalysisFailure...

Combustible Dust

Three Critical Oversights That Precede Combustible Dust Incidents

By: Tim Cullina, MS. PE, Senior Safety and Environmental Consulting Engineer, Fauske & Associates, L...

nuclear plant

Revisiting Chernobyl - 30 Years Later

By: AnnMarie Fauske, Customer Outreach & Digital Media Manager, Fauske & Associates, LLC

Combustible Dust

The Economics of Fugitive Dust (Combustible Dust Hazards)

By: Ursula Malczewski, Chemical Engineer – Onsite Safety Services, Fauske & Associates, LLC

Combustible Dust

OSHA Combustible Dust Citations - Who Are They Writing Up?

A quick look at Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)'s website can tell you this:  in...

Combustible Dust

Combustible Dust Management Made Easy

Customer inquiry inspired us to develop the Combustible Dust Flowchart to help guide the decision-m...

Combustible Dust

Developing Good Engineering Practice in Biomass Industry

Biomass Background - Forest, Sawmill and Agricultural Perspective

Biomass energy is a suggested rep...

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