Carbon dioxide not suitable for extinguishment of smouldering silo fires: Static electricity may cause silo explosion

@article{Hedlund2018CarbonDN,
  title={Carbon dioxide not suitable for extinguishment of smouldering silo fires: Static electricity may cause silo explosion},
  author={Frank Huess Hedlund},
  journal={Biomass \& Bioenergy},
  year={2018},
  volume={108},
  pages={113-119},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:33522226}
}
  • F. Hedlund
  • Published 2018
  • Environmental Science, Engineering
  • Biomass & Bioenergy
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