Electrostatics and ESD tutorial articles

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Details/Abstract

Date posted

Basic concepts in static electricity

A basic introduction to how static electricity works, from the Open Book Project

24th Aug 2010

Procedings of Electrostatics 2007

Papers on a wide range of electrostatics including hazards, applications, environmental electrostatics, nanoelectrostatics, modelling and simulation.

6th Aug. 2009

Conductors, Insulators, and Electron Flow

16th March 2006

SESCO Cathodic Protection Tutorial

SESCO, Inc. article.

16th March 2006

Electrostatic Ignition Hazards Associated with Flammable
Substances in the Form of Gases , Vapors, Mists and Dusts

Martin Glor

16th March 2006

Investigation into the role of electrostatics in a vapour ignition incident
during refuelling at a Snax service station.

Graham Hearn, Wolfson Electrostatics, University of Southampton. During the delivery of unleaded petrol to a Snax service station on the Southend Arterial Road a small fire occurred in the manhole chamber containing the underground offset fill pipes.

16th March 2006

INTERACTION AND DESIGN OF GROUNDED SYSTEMS
FOR TANKS AND VESSELS

Marcus O. Durham, Ph.D., P.E. Robert A. Durham, P.E.
Tanks and vessels have numerous grounded and protection systems. These include static discharge from fluid movement bonding, lightning protection ground, lightning discharge halo, equipment bonding, cathodic protection, stray current control, power and external line protection, instrumentation connection, and instrumentation protection.

16th March 2006