Title :
Computation of the transient voltage distribution caused by direct lightning on flammable liquid containers
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., l´´Aquila Univ., Italy
Abstract :
A circuit approach suitable to compute the transient voltage distribution induced by a direct lightning on a metal container containing flammable liquid has been developed. The model takes into account of the presence of the plant ground, which being passed through by pulsed currents, is simulated by a multitransmission line model. The transient and spatial distributions of the voltage at the container walls are analyzed in order to foresee possible hazards
Keywords :
earthing; electrostatic discharge; fires; lightning; safety; transmission line theory; voltage distribution; direct lightning; electrostatic discharge hazards; flammable liquid containers; multitransmission line model simulation; pulsed currents; spatial voltage distribution; transient voltage distribution; Circuit simulation; Conducting materials; Conductors; Containers; Distributed computing; Flammability; Hazards; Lightning; Petroleum; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 1999. Thirty-Fourth IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5589-X
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1999.799990
