
Table 1-1 Static Electricity Accidents—Sequence of Events
Result
Event
When liquid is passed through thin tubing at high flow rates, as in liquid
chromatography, the electrostatic charges of the flowing matter generate static
electricity.
Figure 1-1 Generation of Static Electricity by a Liquid Flowing Over
a Solid
Description
Item
Flowing liquid
1
Solid
2
Charges move with the flow of liquid
3
Immobile charges, fixed to the surface of the solid
4
Generation of static activity.
If electrostatically charged liquid is allowed to accumulate in an electrically
insulated container, then the charge will gradually increase, and can eventually
reach several thousand volts.
Accumulation of static
electricity.
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