ESD The Invisible Destroyer Components Trashed by a Bolt from the Blue

摘要

The transatlantic journey made by the Hindenburg airship in 1937 ended in catastrophe. When it was approaching the mooring pylon in Lakehurst, America, 200,000 cubic meters of hydrogen, used to keep the Hindenburg aloft, caught fire (Figure 1). The source of ignition has never been officially attributed but many experts suspect it was the result of a discharge of static electricity between the airship structure and the steel mooring pylon. The correct term for this type of event is ESD, or electrostatic discharge.