{"id":6548,"date":"2024-08-20T02:15:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T17:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/?post_type=technical-report&#038;p=6548"},"modified":"2025-01-16T05:27:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T20:27:15","slug":"hum-esd","status":"publish","type":"technical-report","link":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/projects-technology\/technical-report\/hum-esd\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventing Static Electricity with Humidification: A Guide | Anti-Static Solutions | Industrial ESD Prevention | ESD Elimination with Humidity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text2 first\">\n<section>\n<div style=\"max-width: 824px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.8rem;background: url('https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg') no-repeat 0 0;background-size: auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">Intro<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">With the colder season comes an increase of concerns about static electricity in production sites. This shouldn\u2019t be taken lightly as a little static can turn into more than just a disruption in your production process, but a fire hazard for your site. Here, Ikeuchi presents a solution: Dry Fog Humidification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"text2 first\">\n<section>\n<div style=\"max-width: 824px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.8rem;background: url('https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg') no-repeat 0 0;background-size: auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">Consequences of Static Electricity<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Production sites are much more sensitive to static electricity than us humans. For example, just a small level of static electricity, less than 1 KV to be exact, has a potential for a chain effect of serious issues and damages. Below, we\u2019ve compiled some examples of these issues across various industries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"first last empty aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ikeuchi.us\/eng\/technology\/img\/article_231113\/article_231113_2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"text2 first\">\n<section>\n<div style=\"max-width: 824px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.8rem;background: url('https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg') no-repeat 0 0;background-size: auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">What Causes Static Electricity?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">To put it simply, we\u2019ve divided the main factors into three categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:2.8rem;font-size: 14pt;1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>\n<h3>Abrasion Charging:<\/h3>\n<p> <span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Charges by objects rubbing against each other<\/span><\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>\n<h3>Peeling Electrification:<\/h3>\n<p> <span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Charges by separating (or peeling) an object from contact surface<\/span><\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>\n<h3>Inductive Charging:<\/h3>\n<p> <span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Charges an object without direct contact; Conductor and object have opposite polarities- i.e., charged particle approaches neutrally charged particle, thus charging the previously neutral object<\/span><\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"text2 first\">\n<section>\n<div style=\"max-width: 824px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.8rem;background: url('https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg') no-repeat 0 0;background-size: auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">Prevent Static Electricity<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The best measures to take within a production site to prevent static electricity is humidification control. In finding the most suitable humidity level for a site, we distinguish between two different terms:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:2.8rem;font-size: 14pt;1rem;line-height:1rem\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>\n<h3>Relative Humidity<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>\n<h3>Absolute Humidity<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Relative humidity refers to the actual percentage of humidity, while absolute humidity refers to the amount of water contained in the air. It is said that a relative humidity of 50% or higher will countermeasure against static electricity. However, relative humidity of 50% doesn\u2019t guarantee this as the amount of moisture\/water contained in the air (absolute humidity) can vary drastically depending on the temperature. In some cases, the relative humidity is 40% and able to prevent static electricity, or the relative humidity is 60% and cannot work to countermeasure static electricity because a fluctuation in temperature is not accounted for. The table below shows the versatility of \u201cRelative Humidity 50%\u201d in different temperatures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"first last empty aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ikeuchi.us\/eng\/technology\/img\/article_231113\/article_231113_3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The major takeaway here is, in order to accurately countermeasure against static electricity, we must correlate temperature and relative humidity to find the absolute humidity.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text2 first\">\n<section>\n<div style=\"max-width: 824px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.8rem;background: url('https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg') no-repeat 0 0;background-size: auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">Solution: Dry Fog Humidifier AKIMist\u00aeE<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">It is no secret to production site managers that the way to prevent static electricity is humidification, and conventionally, steam humidification has been the go-to. While this poses as a solution to raising humidity, it unfortunately creates several new issues: threat of wetting equipment\/materials, too much heat in the facility thus creating a need for cooling, and excessive energy consumption. This is where the alternative of a water spray humidification system was presented as this provides both cooling and humidification, and uses only 20% of the energy previously needed in steam humidifiers. Unfortunately, there were some complications that came with this as well; the issue of water drops was still there, and nozzle clogging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"first last empty aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ikeuchi.us\/eng\/technology\/img\/article_231113\/article_231113_4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The \u201cFog Engineers\u201d of Ikeuchi took to creating a solution that does it all with the ultimate dry fog humidification system. AKIMist\u00ae E produces a mist so fine that the water particles stay intact, in other words it is a \u201cdry\u201d fog. This mist mimics the fog found in nature and the fineness of the water does not cause clogging in the nozzle. Additionally, this mist is cooling and energy efficient. Most important of all, this is a total humidification system that allows you to control humidity to the desired level with the installation of a sensor to the control panel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"first last empty aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ikeuchi.us\/eng\/technology\/img\/article_231113\/article_231113_5.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<section>\n<div style=\"max-width: 824px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0.8rem;background: url('https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg') no-repeat 0 0;background-size: auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">AKIMist\u00aeE Features Summarized<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:2.8rem;font-size: 14pt;1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Water humidification system with no threat of wetting materials and equipment<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Prevents static electricity in facilities<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Easy installation: Add to existing HVAC<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Adaptable to any layout<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Humidifies AND cools<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Reduces product loss during production<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Improves product quality<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem\">\n<li>Low maintenance<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Access the Ikeuchi USA LinkedIn Newsletter Article Here: <a style=\"color: #00a273\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/preventing-static-electricity-humidification-guide-ikeuchi-usa-inc--dhxec\/?trackingId=JzZI4AiVQECAvCJcmNnTpw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preventing Static Electricity with Humidification<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<p><!-- \u4eba\u7269\u4ed8\u304d\u3010Product 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