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Minimum Explosible Dust Concentrations Measured in 20-L and 1-M3 Chambers

KENNETH L. CASHDOLLAR U.S. Department of the interior, Pittsburgh Research Center, Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA, 15236, U.S.A.
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KRIS CHATRATHI Fike Metal Products, Blue Springs, MO, 64015, U.S.A.
Pages 157-171 | Received 15 Aug 1991, Accepted 18 Feb 1992, Published online: 27 Apr 2007

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