The Oil Tanker and the Charged Mist

Abstract

It is shown that a charged mist produced by splashing during oil tank washing operations may easily produce an produce an incendiary discharge under conditions that can be clearly specified. However, there is no clear understanding as to the manner in which the charged mist may interact with various objects, including the water jet, to produce these hazardous conditions. Since the amount of electrical energy required to produce an ignition is always exceeded by the electrical energy available in the mist, a summary is provided describing how the mist obtains its charge and how it behaves mechanically and electrically.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0743116

Entities

People

  • Ernesto Barreto

Organizations

  • State University of New York at Albany

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charge Carriers
  • Charge Density
  • Charged Particles
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electricity
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electrons
  • Electrostatics
  • Ionization
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • New York
  • Particle Size
  • Space Charge
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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