Electrostatic hazard

W. M. Bustin and W. G. Dukek, Electrostatic Hazards in the Petroleum Industry, ]ohn. Wiley Sons, Inc., Chichester, Sussex, P019 lUD, UK, 1983. 

Performing an electrostatic hazard review of the whole plant and all the processes whenever powders and flammable solvents are used... 

Total charge, volumetric charge density, and charge-to-mass ratio (specific charge) are useful parameters in assessing electrostatic hazards. Charge on... 

L. G. Britton and J. A. Smith, Electrostatic Hazards of Drum Filling, Paper presented at AIChE Loss Prevention Symposium, Minneapolis, Aug. 1987. 

Do containers of this material need grounding and/or bonding to protect against electrostatic hazards ... 

Figure 7-78A. Electrical charge induction in tank shell. By permission, Bustln Dukek, Electrostatic Hazards in the Petroieum industry, Research Studies Press, Somerset, England [64].

Haase, H., Electrostatic Hazards, Verlag Chemie., New York, 1977. 

Bustin, W. M. and Dukek, V/. G., Electrostatic Hazards in the Petroleum Industry, Research Studies Press, Ltd., England, 1983. 

The next task in considering the electrostatic hazards associated with a fluidized bed is to consider the specific conditions required for the ignition of suspended dust and powders. It is crucial to cover this subject because... 

An electrostatic dust ignition can occur when the discharge releases sufficient thermal energy within a sufficiently short period of time and small volume to ignite the suspended dust. Electrostatic ignition is complicated by the fact that there are a number of distinct ESD mechanisms important in electrostatic hazards and hazard abatement (Glor, 1988). 

Here, C0bject is the capacitance and V the voltage between the two metal conductors. The capacitance of typical chargeable components depends on their size, shape, and distance from a grounded surface. For purposes of electrostatic hazard assessment, it is usually convenient to rely upon measured data like that in Table 6. 

Figure 11. Model for electrostatic hazards associated with the accumulation of charged powders, based on Glor (1988).

Glor, M., Electrostatic Hazards in Powder Handling, Research Studies Press, London (UK), 1988... 

H. Haase, Electrostatic Hazards (New York Verlag Chemie-Weinheim, 1977). 

Electrostatic hazards in powder handling, Gior, M., Letchworth, Research Study Press, 1988 (also from Wiley)... 

See DUST EXPLOSION INCIDENTS, ELECTROSTATIC HAZARDS, IGNITION SOURCES... 

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