| Zugriffsnummer | 17161 |
| Dokumenttyp | Konferenzartikel |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Titel | Electrostatic ignition hazards - occurrence, detection and prevention |
| Autor(in); Institution |
Pidoll, Ulrich von; 3.33, Physikalische Zündvorgänge, PTB-Braunschweig
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| Quelle/Jahr | Electrostatics 2003 : proceedings of the Electrostatics Conference of the Institute of Physics held in Edinburgh, UK, 23 - 27 March 2003:(2003), 11 - 18 |
| Schriftenreihe | Institute of Physics conference series: 178 |
| Herausgeber(in) |
Morgan, Hywel
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| ISBN | 0-7503-0949-0 |
| Verlag | Bristol [u.a.]: IoP |
| Konferenzangaben | The Physics Conference, Edinburgh, 23-27, March, 2003, Scotland |
| Freie Schlagworte | electrostatic hazards ; accidents ; ignition hazards ; avoidance |
| Zusammenfassung | This paper is divided into three parts: The first part gives a summary of some recent fires and their probable creation by electrostatic discharges. The accidents refer to e.g. car fires during refuelling, sparking caused by hair spray bottles, and fires on flexo printing machines. The second part describes the testing of complex products for use in explosive atmospheres. One possible method works with flammable test gases escaping from an earthed electrode of an ignition probe. A second method described in detail is based on measuring the transferred charge of provoked single and multiple discharges to a test electrode and compares it with the published threshold value for a particular explosive atmosphere. Both methods yield the same results if the same discharges are evaluated. The third part deals with new antistatic plastics surfaces. The materials and methods for producing them are summarized. The antistatic effectiveness of these materials has to be ensured in quality assurance. |
