Abstract An approach for computing the electrostatic charging of an aircraft flying in a soil dust cloud is discussed. This approach combines a semi-empirical equation obtained by flight test data, atmospheric dust particle concentrations obtained either by numerical weather forecasting models or in situ measurements, a vortex lattice-based aerodynamic simulation model, and the aerodynamic and inertial characteristics of soil dust particles. Application of the proposed approach showed that the aircraft acquires an equilibrium electrostatic charge in a matter of seconds. This means that the electrostatic charging of the aircraft due to soil dust is as important as any other source of electrostatic charging.
Electrostatic charging of an aircraft due to airborne dust particles impacts
CEAS Aeronautical Journal ; 10 , 3 ; 903-908
2019-01-24
6 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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