as you see the flames drop you see that Ammonia is heavier then air and follows the gas at the top of the room down and floor where it burns for a while. interesting video and to note is it not a percentage of ammonia and air needed to become dangerously flammable ?
Contact Gary Smith at ASTI (Ammonia Safety Training Institute) for info on this training video. This was a training video to demonstrate the explosive ability of ammonia. In one of these videos a man in a Level A HazMat remained inside the container during an explosion. It was really cool!
ASTI has an amazing ammonia training program, including actual releases of ammonia.
Anhydrous Ammonia (Ammonia containing less then 150 ppm of water or pure 99.98% NH3) Reaches an explosive concentration level at 16-22% Saturated Vapor/Air mixture.
Im an Ammonia Refrigeration technician for Nestle. I know alot about NH3 due to the fact i work with a study it on a regular basis.
I was an ammonia refrigeration engineer for 23 years, and would add to your comment that the addition of refrigeration oil during a release may widen that explosive range a great deal.
With anhydrous ammonia explosions are the last thing you have to worry about. As a refrigerant it's classified as class B2, which means it is lightly explosive, however with the right conditions it can actually be extremely explosive.
When used as a refrigerant it is piped in its pure form and not in an aqueous form. However it can pick up so much heat that it would require some pretty extreme heat in order to combust, nothing short of a light bulb shorting out ;)
I have no background on the testing methods. This was provided by an instructor in a HazMat class I took. Oddly enough, Ammonia isn't labeled as flammable/combustible when transported on the roads in the US.
Anhydrous ammonia cannot form a combustible mixture in a tank, the vapor pressure is too high. A full aqua ammonia tank likely has too much water vapor to allow combustion while in motion. A liquid empty trailer presents a different set of questions though.
haaa Ammonia gas is a fart gas made of Ammonia gas
DjOttsel1234 2 months ago
i heard somthing about the bombs they used in the greece riots, it was somthing like a lightbulb ammonia bombs does anybody know about those?
thomas242007 7 months ago
as you see the flames drop you see that Ammonia is heavier then air and follows the gas at the top of the room down and floor where it burns for a while. interesting video and to note is it not a percentage of ammonia and air needed to become dangerously flammable ?
wolfcatsden 8 months ago
Contact Gary Smith at ASTI (Ammonia Safety Training Institute) for info on this training video. This was a training video to demonstrate the explosive ability of ammonia. In one of these videos a man in a Level A HazMat remained inside the container during an explosion. It was really cool!
ASTI has an amazing ammonia training program, including actual releases of ammonia.
340wbymag 1 year ago
very nice dude :)
ScullyScurl 1 year ago
Where can I get more info to train people
charrotejano1969 1 year ago
Anhydrous Ammonia (Ammonia containing less then 150 ppm of water or pure 99.98% NH3) Reaches an explosive concentration level at 16-22% Saturated Vapor/Air mixture.
Im an Ammonia Refrigeration technician for Nestle. I know alot about NH3 due to the fact i work with a study it on a regular basis.
Bloodlyne357 1 year ago
@Bloodlyne357
I was an ammonia refrigeration engineer for 23 years, and would add to your comment that the addition of refrigeration oil during a release may widen that explosive range a great deal.
340wbymag 1 year ago
Was that an ammonia filled lightbulb?
rippish 1 year ago
@rippish No, the light bulb filiment served as a heat source to ignite the ammonia vapor.
340wbymag 1 year ago
With anhydrous ammonia explosions are the last thing you have to worry about. As a refrigerant it's classified as class B2, which means it is lightly explosive, however with the right conditions it can actually be extremely explosive.
When used as a refrigerant it is piped in its pure form and not in an aqueous form. However it can pick up so much heat that it would require some pretty extreme heat in order to combust, nothing short of a light bulb shorting out ;)
unillenium 1 year ago
Translation from Dutch is
Burning ammonia in closed container
msm5198 2 years ago
amazing video. can you please provide some background on the testing?
famvaca1 2 years ago
translation from Dutch:
Burning ammonia in closed container
msm5198 2 years ago
I have no background on the testing methods. This was provided by an instructor in a HazMat class I took. Oddly enough, Ammonia isn't labeled as flammable/combustible when transported on the roads in the US.
hotrod796 2 years ago
Anhydrous ammonia cannot form a combustible mixture in a tank, the vapor pressure is too high. A full aqua ammonia tank likely has too much water vapor to allow combustion while in motion. A liquid empty trailer presents a different set of questions though.
famvaca1 2 years ago
@hotrod796 it's auto ignition point is over 600C
joek0617 4 months ago
@joek0617 630°c
causbrite 2 months ago