Electrostatic ignitions of fires and explosions
Tom Pratt, a long-time process safety practitioner and lecturer in electrostatic safety, wrote this book to educate industry in the basics of electrostatics. It offers a selected collection of information designed to give readers the tools they need to examine the hazard potential of common industri...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York, N.Y. :
Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
c2000.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009665122206719 |
| Summary: | Tom Pratt, a long-time process safety practitioner and lecturer in electrostatic safety, wrote this book to educate industry in the basics of electrostatics. It offers a selected collection of information designed to give readers the tools they need to examine the hazard potential of common industrial processes. Among the topics addressed are separation and accumulation of charge, discharge, minimum ignition energies, discharge energies, electrification in industrial processes, design and operating criteria, measurements, quantification of electrostatic scenarios. A selection of case histories |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (198 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-176) and indexes. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781282783249 9786612783241 9780470935156 9781591245803 9780470935149 |
