Static Electricity Review Flashcards

Flashcards to review key concepts about static electricity, its risks, prevention, and applications.

Static electricity is often created when __ occurs.

Friction

__ are particularly susceptible to static charge buildup due to friction between the belt and pulley.

V belts

Some dangers posed by static electricity includes __.

Electric shock, fires or explosions, production disturbances, damage to equipment, damage to mechanical components

__ is an effective way of preventing sparks.

Bonding and grounding

__ is a secure joining of metallic parts that form an electrically conductive path, dropping their voltage difference to near zero.

Secure joining of metallic parts that form an electrically conductive path

__ is a connection between the objects and the earth, allowing the discharge of electrostatic electricity to the ground.

A connection between objects and the earth

Examples of practical applications of static electricity are __.

Electrostatic precipitators, inkjet printers, laser printers, Van de Graaff generators

Electrostatic precipitators __ before they pass out of the chimneys.

Remove smoke from waste gases

Characteristics that increase the generation of electrostatics are __.

Low material conductivity, impurities, large contact surface, high speed of separation, high velocity, and low air humidity

__ may have enough energy to produce electric shocks, cause electronic damage, spoil mechanical components, disrupt production processes, and generate fires and explosions.

Electrostatic sparks