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Old 11-04-2015, 02:51 PM   #16
Nereidalbel
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Ellicott City, MD
Default Re: Dust Explosion - Grain, flour, wheat

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Originally Posted by Icelander View Post
Awesome! So, judging by these stats, under perfect conditions, distributed evenly, around one and a half tons of grain dust in a cloud 20' high and 50 yards in radius is just about enough concentration to explode.
While the initial fireball doesn't meet the goal, the shockwave will throw powder from the ground into the air, which ignites, throws more powder into the air, ignites again...basically, you have a cluster bomb.
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