Modeling and Testing of ESD Protective Textiles
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Electrostatic Properties—The Charge Decay Method
3. Modeling of ESD Textiles in General-Purpose Multiphysics Software
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Determination of the Maximum Value of the Electric Field Norm
4.2. Charge Decay Plots for Homogenous Textiles
4.3. Simulation for Nonwoven Antistatic Fabric
4.4. Simulation for ESD Protective Fabric
4.5. Laboratory Tests
- Cutting three specimens (each at least 300 mm square, excluding seams);
- Determining the initial maximum field strength without a specimen ();
- Conducting the following measurements with the specimen:
- Calculating the mean values of the half decay time () and the shielding factor (S).
4.6. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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No. of textile | 1 | 2 |
Type of textile | nonwoven fabric (felt) | fabric |
Thickness of textile | 1.8 mm | 0.35 mm |
Material | 98% polyester | 60% polyester |
composition | 2% stainless steel | 37% cotton |
3% carbon-coated yarn | ||
Density | 266 | 380 |
Conductive grid | 25 mm × 25 mm | 5 mm × 5 mm |
Diameter of conductive fiber | 0.42 mm | 0.022 mm |
Type of conductive yarn | blend of polyester and stainless-steel fibers | carbon-coated fiber twisted with polyester fibers |
S/m | S/m | s | s | s |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.0001 | 940 µ | 4.55 m | 2.64 | |
0.01 | 9.71 µ | 50.4 µ | 2.61 | |
1 | 98.5 n | 525.7 n | 2.62 | |
10 | 9.85 n | 52.5 n | 2.57 | |
100 | 985 p | 5.25 n | 2.47 | |
10000 | 9.95 p | 52.3 p | 2.34 |
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Hałgas, S.; Wilbik-Hałgas, B.; Sidyk, P. Modeling and Testing of ESD Protective Textiles. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 7376. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167376
Hałgas S, Wilbik-Hałgas B, Sidyk P. Modeling and Testing of ESD Protective Textiles. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(16):7376. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167376
Chicago/Turabian StyleHałgas, Stanisław, Bożena Wilbik-Hałgas, and Piotr Sidyk. 2024. "Modeling and Testing of ESD Protective Textiles" Applied Sciences 14, no. 16: 7376. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167376