Monte Carlo based lightning risk assessment in oil plant tank farms

2010 30th International Conference on Lightning Protection, ICLP 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages

  Borghetti, A ^a   Cozzani, V ^a   Mazzetti, C ^b   Nucci, C A ^a   Paolone, M ^a   Renni, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; LIGHTNING; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; METAL MELTING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OIL TANKS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

APPLICATION EXAMPLES; DAMAGE CALCULATIONS; DIRECT LIGHTNING; LIGHTNING ATTACHMENT; LIGHTNING RISK ASSESSMENT; OIL PLANTS; PROCESS PLANTS; TANK FARMS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85015467142     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICLP.2010.7845977     Document Type: Conference Paper

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