Abstract
Modern fabrics for protective clothing, used in environment where the
level of static charge must be controlled, are composites where a grid
or stripes of conductive fibres are present inside a matrix of highly
resistive base fabric. In protective clothing, where the conductive
fabric elements are not effectively grounded, corona discharge is the
major limiting mechanism for fabric charging. In this paper, corona
discharge of electrostatic discharge protective fabrics has been
studied. A new experimental method, forced corona, was developed for the
measurement of corona onset and offset potentials as well as corona
current. According to results, the residual level of fabric surface
potential after corona discharge was the lowest in fabrics containing
core conductive fibres. The behaviour is because of the small dimensions
and sharp edges of the core conductive fibres.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 583 - 588 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Electrostatics |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 6-10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- electrostatic measurements
- charge dissipation
- corona discharge
- conductive fibres
- protective clothing