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Static discharge hazard in explosive atmospheres
Explosive atmospheres can exist in many environments including industrial, commercial and residential locations. If an electrical discharge such as a switching arc or the spark from a static discharge occurs in an explosive atmosphere with the necessary minimum energy to ignite the fuel present, an explosion may result. This paper describes a situation that can exist for the static discharge ignition of gasoline vapor during a refueling process. A case is described which resulted in an explosion and ignition of gasoline at a commercial service station while a vehicle was being refueled. A live video recording was made of the incident and is presented along with this paper. A general discussion of the static discharge hazard in explosive atmospheres is presented.
Static discharge hazard in explosive atmospheres
Explosive atmospheres can exist in many environments including industrial, commercial and residential locations. If an electrical discharge such as a switching arc or the spark from a static discharge occurs in an explosive atmosphere with the necessary minimum energy to ignite the fuel present, an explosion may result. This paper describes a situation that can exist for the static discharge ignition of gasoline vapor during a refueling process. A case is described which resulted in an explosion and ignition of gasoline at a commercial service station while a vehicle was being refueled. A live video recording was made of the incident and is presented along with this paper. A general discussion of the static discharge hazard in explosive atmospheres is presented.
Static discharge hazard in explosive atmospheres
Nabours, R.E. (author)
2003-01-01
150304 byte
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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