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THE FIRE HAZARD DUE TO STATIC ELECTRICITY PRODUCED IN A CHAIR

Smith, P.G., 1958. THE FIRE HAZARD DUE TO STATIC ELECTRICITY PRODUCED IN A CHAIR. Fire Research Notes 367


ABSTRACT

Electrostatic discharges can be obtained from certain types of chair which are charged by the movement of persons sitting on them. The purpose of this note is to describe the evaluation of the energy of the electrostatic charge on a particular chair and to state the extent of the fire hazard which it presents.



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