Fuel Tank Owners Mitigate Lightning Risks With Fuel Tank Lightning Protection
The construction of large oil depots has become increasingly important, and oil storage safety also has become a hot topic. It can be seen from multiple major safety accidents that have occurred in recent years that lightning is considered one of the main causes of oil tank fires. A little carelessness may cause casualties and huge economic losses. Lightning is a natural climatic phenomenon common in our lives. We can regard them as a natural disaster with strong destructive power. The economic losses caused by lightning can reach tens of billions worldwide every year. In the past, lightning protection systems (LPS) involved sticking a metal rod into the ground. Nowadays, fuel tank lightning protection involves a three-step process: 1. Protection of the structure 2. Grounding/Bonding 3. Surge Suppression We are here to understand how a fuel tank catches fire and the best solution to prevent it. Problem When lightning makes contact with the tank she