Scrubbers and KODs

The main purpose is electrical safety.

Static electric build up will discharge itself if the equipment is grounded, if not the user will become the conduit and experience the shock. That said, if the equipment contains a flammable chemical, that could explode and mostly ruin someone day, year, life.

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You should also be aware that when pumping liquids (especially hydrocarbons) a large static charge can be generated. This is especially true if you are using any type of a rubber or other synthetic hose to fill or offload a vessel or tank. Ground both ends of any piping (or manifold) that uses any type of hose. Be sure that any tanker has a bonding strap that is properly connected to the trailer and a good ground. While we are on the subject of safety - you should also have some sort of a lightening rod system in place. Ed

Hi

A static charge generates whenever there is a friction in between two things. when transferring flammable liquids there are chances of generating static charge on the surface of pipes. it can work as an igniter or spark in fire triangle as you already have air (oxygen) and the flammable liquid which you are transferring. This way fire triangle forms and causes a fire. to avoid this you have to avoid any one part of it. now you can not avoid air fro the environment, also can not avoid the liquid which you have to transfer, now you have only the thing which you can avoid is static charge. and you have only one way to discharge it to earth by any means.

I think this will clear your doubt.

Best Luck

Sanjay

Have you ever walked across carpet.... touched something..... and SNAP!..... now if your were grounded that wouldnt happen....

Brilliant!