In the past two decades, the assessment of thermal risks
linked
to the practice of chemical reactions on an industrial scale
has
made great progress. Nowadays chemists understand
these
risks and are able to assess them. Nevertheless, incidents
still
occur which indicate that some weaknesses still exist,
especially
in risk management systems. Recent developments aim
at
providing production staff with improved tools for the
assessment of these risks and also for training purposes.
Furthermore, for some special situations, more specific and more
accurate experimental techniques and estimation methods
are
required. In the present paper, some recent
developments
realized in our safety research laboratories are reviewed.
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