WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
The aim of this work is to analyze dust ignition and dust deflagrations using laboratory based bench scale tests. Ultimately, this will help in quantifying the fire and explosion hazard in facilities that process and handle fine particulates. Some examples are coal, paper, wood, sugar, grain, plastic, and pharmaceutical dusts.
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| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
CBET-0846764 |
Funding Agency |
National Science Foundation |
| Total Award Amount |
$429,982 |
Project Location - City |
Worcester |
| Award Date |
07/17/2009 |
Project Location - State |
MA |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
01609-2280
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| Jobs Reported |
1.26 |
Congressional District |
02 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
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Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
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Recipient Name
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WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
041508581
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| Recipient Address |
100 INSTITUTE RD |
| Recipient City |
WORCESTER |
| Recipient State |
Massachusetts |
| Recipient Zip |
01609-2280 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
02 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
Career: Controlling Mechanisms of Dust Layer Ignition and Flame Propagation in Dust Clouds |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
No |
| Project Activities Description |
Science & Technology, General/Other |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
During the period Jan 2013 to Mar 2013 of this award, graduate student Minkyu Lee improvised the design of a laminar dust burner previously constructed by graduate student Yanxuan Xie during the second year of this award (2009). The new design is able to handle preheated dust particles. A conference paper describing the implications to the field of safety and energy was accepted at the International Fire and Explosion Hazard Conference, which will take place in May 2013 in Providence, RI. The conference- paper is a peer reviewed.
Scott Rockwell, another PhD student working on this topic who successfully finished his PhD and is currently working at Eastern Kentucky University as a visiting assistant professor had one more paper accepted in the prestigious Fire Safety Journal: S. R. Rockwell and A. S. Rangwala, "Modeling of Dust-air flames" Fire Safety J.
The PI presented his research at FM Global Research Corporation, Norwood MA (A global insurance company), UT Austin, TX (invited talk) and Texas A and M (invited talk)
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| Jobs Created |
1.26 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
1 graduate student is working on a PhD
1 MS thesis student is working on an MS thesis |
Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
49-0101 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
07/17/2009 |
| Award Number |
CBET-0846764 |
| Order Number |
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| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
49 |
| Funding Agency Name |
National Science Foundation |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
49 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
National Science Foundation |
| Amount of Award |
$429,982 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$317,536 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$330,779 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$0 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
Not Reported |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
U01 |
| Activity Description |
Science & Technology, General/Other |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
0 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$0 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
135 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$36,027 |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
42º 16' 21",
-71º 48' 28" |
| Congressional District |
02 |
| Address 1 |
100 Institute Rd |
| Address 2 |
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| City |
Worcester |
| County |
Worcester |
| State |
MA |
| Zip |
01609-2280 |
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