Triboelectric Testing.

Abstract

This report documents the results of a study in which the objective was to improve the methods and apparatus used to characterize the properties of materials used in Electrostatic Discharge Control. The apparatus used was a modified version of the Triboelectric Tester currently in use at the Kennedy Space Center, along with a control unit, electrostatic meter, and a chart recorder. This equipment allowed the electrostatic decay properties of the material to be recorded. Surface resistivities were also measured and correlations made with static decay time. Additional keywords: test equipment; test methods; test and evaluation. (Author).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1983
Accession Number
ADA153381

Entities

People

  • B. I. Rupe
  • W. K. Denson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Electric Motors
  • Fabrication
  • Films
  • Fluoropolymers
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Polymeric Films
  • Resistance
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster