| Document ID (ISN) | 35145 |
| CIS number |
81-321 |
| Year |
1979 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Wilson N. |
| Title |
The nature and incendiary behaviour of spark discharges from the body. |
| Bibliographic information |
Electrostatics 1979, Institute of Physics Conference Series 48, p.73-83. Illus. 7 ref. Institute of Physics, Techno House, Redcliffe Way, Bristol BS1 6NX, United Kingdom, 1979. |
| Abstract |
Experiments on the charge profiles of sparks passed from the finger to an earthed steel ball showed that a discharge consists of several discrete sparks, of which the only one likely to promote ignition is the first. The least energy on the body required to ignite mixtures of town or natural gas and air was determined. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
static electricity; explosion research; initiation of explosions; explosive atmospheres |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
natural gas; human experiments; electric sparks; town gas |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Explosions
Electricity
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