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NFPA 68: Vent Area Sizing for Combustible Dust Deflagrations

Standard Equation Representation:
// NFPA 68 Equation 8.2.2 - Vent Area for Low-Strength Enclosures:
Av = (1 / Pred^0.5) * [C * As * (Pmax / Pred - 1)^0.5 + ... ]
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