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Maintenance person working in a tank farm area here.

Circulating lubricating oils, especially through a filter/strainer, would cause static electricity build-up in them. Suppose we were to perform a recirculation with the product itself(lube oil) in order to clean out the tank, will this pose any risk to the user due to sudden static electricity discharge?

Are there any means to measure/quantify the amount of static electricity built up in the running fluid? (like a voltmeter of some sort?)

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The article at http://www.machinerylubricatio...t_pos=0&at_tot=1 may be of interest and probably this one to a lesser degree. http://www.machinerylubricatio...tic-charge-hydraulic

10/21/1510:00 AM

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I have no direct experience with this, but Google: "measure static electricity with voltmeter" for lots of possibly good information.

Walt

10/21/152:53 PM

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Good links

Have found the following API code(API 2003) regarding static build up in lubricating oils, and how to manage them. Basically

-Electrostatic Voltmeter (if a way can be found to immerse it in a reservoir)

-Charge density Meter (designed to operate immersed in a charge non-conducting liquid)

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