Document ID (ISN) | 24370 |
CIS number |
76-33 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0023-110X - Himičeskaja promyšlennost' |
Year |
1974 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Gavrilenko N.D. |
Title |
Hazard evaluation of the discharge of static electricity from the human body in chemical production areas with explosive atmospheres |
Original title |
Opredelenie stepeni opasnosti razrjadov statičeskogo ėlektričestva s tela čeloveka vo vzryvoopasnyh proizvodstvah himičeskoj promyšlennosti [in Russian] |
Bibliographic information |
Nov. 1974, No.11, p.825-827. Illus. 11 ref. |
Abstract |
Results of human experiments undertaken to determine the relations between (1) the electrical capacitance of the body and (2) the height of the body and the type of floor-covering material. Man senses an accumulation of static charges when they have reached 25kV. Determination of the maximum safe potential for the human body in relation to the minimum energy required to ignite a gaseous mixture showed that the energy of a static discharge coming from the body is enough to ignite all gas-air or vapour-air mixtures and some dust-air mixtures. This hazard can be calculated by an equation, which is given. |
Descriptors (primary) |
chemical industry; explosive atmospheres; explosion hazards; static electricity |
Descriptors (secondary) |
hazard evaluation; mathematical analysis; human experiments |
Document type |
- |
Subject(s) |
Electricity
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Electricity Chemical industry Explosions
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