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Cleveland clinic disaster has lesson for chemical industry
Investigation revealed unguarded electric light bulb as likely cause of one of most serious catastrophes in history of nitrocellulose; more than 50,000 nitrocellulose X-ray films were stored in basement four-story concrete building; although fireproof construction, room was not ventilated nor equipped with automatic sprinklers; when heat from bulb started decomposition of film, great volumes of poisonous and explosive gases were generated and quickly permeated entire structure.
Cleveland clinic disaster has lesson for chemical industry
Investigation revealed unguarded electric light bulb as likely cause of one of most serious catastrophes in history of nitrocellulose; more than 50,000 nitrocellulose X-ray films were stored in basement four-story concrete building; although fireproof construction, room was not ventilated nor equipped with automatic sprinklers; when heat from bulb started decomposition of film, great volumes of poisonous and explosive gases were generated and quickly permeated entire structure.
Cleveland clinic disaster has lesson for chemical industry
Chem. Met. Eng
1929
2 pages
4 Figs.
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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