• DocumentCode
    1199230
  • Title

    A Study of Electrostatic Activity in Grain Silos

  • Author

    Singh, Sampuran ; Cartwright, Paul

  • Author_Institution
    Wolfson Electrostatics Advisory Unit, Department of Electical Engineering, University of Southampton
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    7/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    863
  • Lastpage
    868
  • Abstract
    An investigation of the electrostatic charge build-up on grain dusts has been performed in commercial concrete grain silos at Tilbury Grain Terminal in England. The purpose of this work was to collect electric field, space potential, and specific charge data relevant to an assessment of electrostatic hazards in grain silos. Of the three dusts examined (wheat, corn, and soya) the most electrostatically active was found to be wheat.
  • Keywords
    Calibration; Clouds; Concrete; Electric potential; Electrostatic measurements; Fault location; Hazards; Industry Applications Society; Performance evaluation; Space charge;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIA.1984.4504498
  • Filename
    4504498