A reproducible test to characterise the triboelectric charging of powders during their pneumatic transport

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 146-156

  Ndama, Adoum Traore ^a   Guigon, Pierre ^a   Saleh, Khashayar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Electrostatic; Pneumatic transport; Powders; Tribocharging

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISATION; CHARGE DISSIPATION; COHESIVE POWDER; ELECTROSTATIC CHARGES; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; FINE POWDERS; MASS FLOW RATE; ONLINE MONITORING; PIPE MATERIAL; PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RELIABLE MEASUREMENT; REPRODUCIBLE TESTS; SET-UPS; SOLIDS LOADING; TIME EVOLUTIONS; TRIBOCHARGING; TRIBOELECTRIC CHARGING; TRIBOELECTRIFICATION;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELECTROSTATICS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; LOADING; PIPE; PNEUMATICS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SUGARS;

POWDERS;

EID: 79956307271     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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