Static Discharge Damage in a Teflon Fuel Line, ESD
Reflected Darkfield Illumination
Definition/Function:
Hydrocarbon or fluorocarbon fluids flowing through Teflon tubes can create very high
static charges. In this case kerosene was flowing
through a wire-braid hose with a Teflon liner. The static charge built up on the
interior of the Teflon surface and then discharged to
the wire braid on the outside of the tube. The discharge created a hole through the
Teflon liner and the glass fiber insulation on the
outside of the Teflon. The result was the formation of a leak. There were a number of
these discharges so the leak became significant.
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