Explosion protection: the pursuit of ever faster process speeds by FIBC-using industries-with purer fuels and finer powders-has led to a growing problem with static electricity

摘要

The pursuit of ever faster process speeds by FIBC-using industries- with purer fuels and finer powders- has led to a growing problem with static electricity. Across Europe a serious fire or explosion caused by static electricity is said to occurdaily, resulting in death or injury to employees, destruction of plant of machinery, disruption of production and malfunction of electronic equipment. Graham Hearn of Wolfson Electrostatics at the University of Southampton investigates the staticphenomenon