Explosion-Inhibiting Articles of Manufacture

An explosion-inhibiting article of manufacture having a generally spheroidal shape and comprising an apertured sheet material, said sheet material

• a. being provided with at least one row of a plurality of polygonal apertures, at least one of said polygonal apertures being irregular with respect to at least one adjacent polygonal aperture,
• and
• b. having physical characteristics comprising
• i. a surface area per unit volume of application of at least about 2,000 times the contact surface of flammable fluids contained in a containing vessel, and
• ii. a heat conductivity of at least about 0.025 Cal/cm-sec.

An explosion-inhibiting article of manufacture having a generally cylindrical shape and comprising an apertured sheet material, said sheet material

• a. being provided with at least one row of a plurality of polygonal apertures, at least one of said polygonal apertures being irregular with respect to at least one adjacent polygonal aperture,
• and
• b. having physical characteristics comprising
• i. a surface area per unit volume of application of at least about 2,000 times the contact surface of flammable fluids contained in a containing vessel, and
• ii. a heat conductivity of at least about 0.025 Cal/cm-sec.

An explosion-inhibiting article of manufacture comprising an apertured sheet material, said sheet material

• a. being provided with at least one row of a plurality of polygonal apertures,
• and
• b. having physical characteristics comprising
• i. a surface area per unit volume of application of at least about 2,000 times the contact surface of flammable fluids contained in a containing vessel, and
• ii. a heat conductivity of at least about 0.025 Cal/cm-sec,
• said article having a compressive yield of not more than about 10 percent.

An explosion-inhibiting article of manufacture having a generally spheroidal shape and comprising an apertured sheet material, said sheet material

• a. being provided with at least one row of a plurality of polygonal apertures,
• and
• b. having physical characteristics comprising
• i. a surface area per unit volume of application of at least about 2,000 times the contact surface of flammable fluids contained in a containing vessel, and
• ii. a heat conductivity of at least about 0.025 Cal/cm-sec,
• said article having a compressive yield of not more than about 10 percent.

An explosion-inhibiting article of manufacture having a generally cylindrical shape and comprising an apertured sheet material, said sheet material

• a. being provided with at least one row of a plurality of polygonal apertures,
• and
• b. having physical characteristics comprising
• i. a surface area per unit volume of application of at least about 2,000 times the contact surface of flammable fluids contained in a containing vessel, and
• ii. a heat conductivity of at least about 0.025 Cal/cm-sec,
• said article having a compressive yield of not more than about 10 percent.