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Industrial fires and explosions due to electrostatic ignition
Author(s) -
Mittal Manju,
Guha Barun K.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.270160508
Subject(s) - electricity , hazard , static electricity , ignition system , fire hazard , engineering , mechanism (biology) , variety (cybernetics) , forensic engineering , dust explosion , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental science , waste management , computer science , business , chemistry , electrical engineering , environmental protection , aerospace engineering , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
Static electricity is a frequent source of fires and explosions in industry. A variety of operations may generate static electricity leading to such fires and explosions. This requires adequate preventive and protective measures against this hazard. The present paper describes the theory and mechanism of electrostatic sparking, parameters needed to assess the respective hazard in a plant, safety measures to combat electrostatic problems, common operations where such problems exist and measures to eliminate or mitigate these problems.