Abstract
This experimental study was originally designed to quantify the electrostatic
characteristics of offshore grade fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP)
pipes Dastidar, A. G., Dahn, C. J., Cole, B. W., & Lo, K. H. (2005a).
Electrostatic characteristics of FRP pipes. In Fourth international
conference on composite materials for offshore operation, Houston,
TX, Oct 4-6, 2005. Discharge energies were measured from the sample
surfaces for each test condition after an aggressive corona charging
of up to -40 kV. While the measured values of total discharge energy
were relatively high for some samples, the energy in the first peak
was significantly lower. The first peak energy is thought to be the
most significant measure in establishing the potential for incendive
events. To further quantify the incendive potential of discharges
from FRP pipes, a unique test method was developed Dastidar, A.
G., Dahn, C. J., Cole, B. W., & Lo, K. H., (2005b). Incendiary nature
and electrostatic discharge characteristics of FRP pipes. In Fourth
international conference on composite materials for offshore operation,
Houston, TX, Oct 4-6, 2005. The methodology has been expanded to
include other FRP components. This paper describes the test method
and the test results obtained for testing several FRP structures
and materials (pipes, grill work, railing etc.). The significance
of the experimental results to industry is also discussed.
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