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Usability of Electrostatic Charge Generated on Textiles

The generation of electrostatic charge in textile materials is commonly caused by contact charging described in the triboelectric series. The series only shows trends, but not the amount of charge generated. Therefore, with the purpose of determining the amount and the usability of generated electrostatic charge by rubbing two textile fabrics, in this paper, an adequate measuring instrument and method were developed. Triboelectric generator for storing static charge from clothing was used for testing five types of textile fabrics made of cotton, wool, silk, polyester and polyamide fibers. It was developed at the Department of Clothing Technology at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology. Experimental results of generated electrostatic charge show a correlation with fabrics physical, sorption and electrostatic properties and that its amount could be utilized in further use.

Textiles, Rubbing, Electrostatic charge, Triboelectric generator

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