What is an Electrical Wire Mesh?
Electrical wire mesh is a convenient, efficient and economical means of improving grounding systems at large industrial facilities of high voltage installations and wherever large area communications grounds are required.…
Types of Thermowells
Thermowell is provided to protect the temperature sensor from mechanical damage and corrosion. An extremely sturdy design may increase the life of the sensor but may lead to a poor…
Electrical Static Grounding Techniques
Different types of application sketches showing a few of the electrical static grounding techniques and schemes used in industries. Attachments to Ground bus Jumper to Ground bus Drum or pail…
Proper Sizing of Conductors
Proper sizing of conductors is determined by many factors such as industry standards, insurance requirements, local codes, etc. Proper Sizing of Conductors The following is based on many years of…
Testing and Inspection of Bonding and Grounding Systems
Bonding and grounding are very effective techniques for minimizing the likelihood of ignition from static electricity. A bonding system connects various pieces of conductive equipment and structures together to keep…
Thermowell Outer Diameter Larger than Nozzle Inside Diameter?
A scary part on-site is when you try to install the Thermowell inside the Nozzle and you realize the Thermowell Outer Diameter (OD) larger than Nozzle Inside Diameter (ID)?. Image…
Sources of Static Grounding and Methods to Control
Static electricity is a major cause of fires and explosions where flammable powders and liquids are stored and handled. The hazard of electrostatic spark ignition of a flammable vapor can…
Types of Cathodic Protection for Pipeline Protection
Cathodic Protection There are two general methods of cathodic protection, the galvanic system and the impressed current system. Galvanic System The galvanic system uses a sacrificial anode of a material…
What is Static Grounding?
Airports require special attention to grounding. They not only handle fuel in close proximity to masses of people, but the airport is usually on high ground and therefore subject to…
Definitions of Electrical Grounding
Definitions of Electrical Grounding Air Terminal: That component of a lightning protection system that is intended to intercept lightning flashes, (commonly known as lightning rod). Bonding: The permanent joining of…
