Assessment and control of electrostatic charges, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Environment)

NASA/SP-8111, Barrett, M., Assessment and control of electrostatic charges, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Environment), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD, United States), May,1974, pp. 53, Format(s): PDF 2652k

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The experience is described of NASA and DOD with electrostatic problems, generation mechanisms, and type of electrostatic hazards. Guidelines for judging possible effects of electrostatic charges on space missions are presented along with mathematical formulas and definitions.

Keywords:	auxiliary systems, electrostatic charge, hazards, space flight, exhaust gases, failure analysis, lightning, solar wind, thunderstorms
CASI Document ID Number:	74N27534
Subjects:	Aeronautics: Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance: Auxiliary Electrical Systems
ID Code:	161
Deposited On:	23 May 2002