Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design (Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing & Design)
Publisher: Marcel Dekker; M. Dekker
Published: September 27, 1983
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780824724689
Subjects: Industrial Chemistry & Manufacturing Technologies; Science/Mathematics; Encyclopedias; Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Engineering - General; Chemistry, Technical; Chemistry - Industrial & Technical; Chemical engineering
First sentence: Static electricity is likely to be generated whenever hydrocarbon liquids (in general, low-conductivity liquids) are moved or disturbed, but a hazard exists only under the following conditions in combination: 1. Electric charge must have been generated in sufficient quantity 2. The charge must have accumulated in sufficient quantity in a liquid or on a solid, causing an electric field to be formed in an accompanying vapor space 3. The vapor space must contain a flammable atmosphere (flammable gas mixture, mist, and/or dust) 4. The electric field must cause a spark with an energy sufficient to ignite the flammable material