The position of solid carbon dioxide in the triboelectric series

© 2019 CSIRO. The process of releasing liquid carbon dioxide from a fire extinguisher is accompanied by a strong static charging of the plastic material making up the extinguisher discharge horn. Firefighters often report an electric shock when operating CO2 extinguishers, but the origin of this...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Jinyang, Ciampi, Simone
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: CSIRO PUBLISHING 2019
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190100735
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79497