STATIC ELECTRIFICATION IN SUPERTANKERS

Static electricity can lead to a devasting explosion in today's mammoth supertankers as shown by photographs in this paper. This article examines the causes of static in supertankers, charge generation in flowing liquids and looks at methods of static prevention.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute of Physics

  One Physics Ellipse
  College Park, MD  United States  20740-3843
• Authors:
  • Makin, B
• Publication Date: 1975-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 109-116
• Serial:
  • Physics in Technology
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Institute of Physics

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric discharge; Electrostatics; Explosions; Marine safety; Tankers
• Old TRIS Terms: Electric corona; Explosion prevention; Tanker safety
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141232
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 1976 12:00AM