Woodhead, Stephen, Denham, John and Armour-Chelu, David (2005) Electrostatic sensors applied to the measurement of electric charge transfer in gas-solids pipelines. In: Sensors & their Applications XIII. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 15 (15). Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP), pp. 108-112. ISSN 1742-6588 (doi:10.1088/1742-6596/15/1/018)

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Abstract

This paper describes the development of a number of electric charge sensors. The sensors have been developed specifically to investigate triboelectric charge transfer which takes place between particles and the pipeline wall, when powdered materials are conveyed through a pipeline using air. A number of industrial applications exist for such gas-solids pipelines, including pneumatic conveyors, vacuum cleaners and dust extraction systems. The build-up of electric charge on pipelines and powdered materials can lead to electrostatic discharge and so is of interest from a safety viewpoint. The charging of powders can also adversely affect their mechanical handling characteristics and so is of interest to handling equipment engineers. The paper presents the design of the sensors, the design of the electric charge test rig and electric charge measurement test results.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Title of Proceedings:	Sensors & their Applications XIII
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sensor, electrostatic, flow
Subjects:	T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Pre-2014 Departments:	School of Engineering > Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2016 09:35
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/13966

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