STATIC DISSIPATIVE FUEL TANK COATINGS AND METHODS

摘要

There is provided a method for mitigating static discharge in a fuel container (26). The method provides a static dissipative coating having a volume resistivity of 1.0x109 O-m (ohm-meter) or less when measured at 40 V (volts) or less, having a surface resistivity of 1.0x1011 O/sq (ohm per square) or less when measured at 100 V (volts) or less, having a breakdown voltage of 4000 V (volts) or less, and having a charge decay of 60 seconds or less. The method further provides applying the static dissipative coating to a surface of the fuel container (26) to form a coated surface. An aircraft (10) with such a fuel container is also provided.