%0 Journal Article %1 Shafer:1965 %A Shafer, M. R. %A Baker, D. W. %A Benson, K. R. %D 1965 %J Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards -C. Engineering and Instrumentation %K breakdown; charge charged charging current; electricity; filters; hydrocarbons; inner liner; liquid liquids; petroleum potential; relaxation; resistance separation; static tendancy; tetrafluoroethylene tubing %N 4 %P 307--317 %T Electric Currents and Potentials Resulting from the Flow of Charged Liquid Hydrocarbons Through Short Pipe %V 69C %X The electrical currents and potentials produced in pipes of intermediate and very high resistivities by the flow of a charged liquid hydrocarbon have been investigated. The maximum pipe currents to the ground were in the range 1 to 6 microamperes. Depending on the electrical resistance of the pipes, these currents produced potentials ranging from essentially zero to values in excess of 30,000 volts which were sufficiently severe to cause electrical breakdown and arcs within some of the pipes under investigation. It is concluded that hazardous pipe potentials, resulting from static electricity , can be eliminated in practical applications if the electrical resistance from each and any portion of the interior surface of the pipe to ground does not exceed about 10^7 ohms.

@article{Shafer:1965, abstract = {The electrical currents and potentials produced in pipes of intermediate and very high resistivities by the flow of a charged liquid hydrocarbon have been investigated. The maximum pipe currents to the ground were in the range 1 to 6 microamperes. Depending on the electrical resistance of the pipes, these currents produced potentials ranging from essentially zero to values in excess of 30,000 volts which were sufficiently severe to cause electrical breakdown and arcs within some of the pipes under investigation. It is concluded that hazardous pipe potentials, resulting from static electricity , can be eliminated in practical applications if the electrical resistance from each and any portion of the interior surface of the pipe to ground does not exceed about 10^7 ohms.}, added-at = {2010-01-05T23:12:10.000+0100}, author = {Shafer, M. R. and Baker, D. W. and Benson, K. R.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/268756aade1ec171655fe53de714a355d/sjp}, hazindex = {3.3.18}, interhash = {beb8a05b8324e50a84da6b456d2ce295}, intrahash = {68756aade1ec171655fe53de714a355d}, journal = {Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards -C. Engineering and Instrumentation}, keywords = {breakdown; charge charged charging current; electricity; filters; hydrocarbons; inner liner; liquid liquids; petroleum potential; relaxation; resistance separation; static tendancy; tetrafluoroethylene tubing}, month = {October-December}, number = 4, pages = {307--317}, review = {Some experiments on flow in plastic pipes. Pinholing and discharges.}, timestamp = {2010-01-19T17:39:44.000+0100}, title = {Electric Currents and Potentials Resulting from the Flow of Charged Liquid Hydrocarbons Through Short Pipe}, volume = {69C}, year = 1965 }