Limitation of the electric field effects in a cylindrical tank by a system of grounding rods

Abstract

The results of calculation of the 3D electrostatic field in a cylindrical tank provided with a system of vertical grounding rods are presented. The field intensities of the original tank without the grounding rods are very large, which may cause a spark discharge, even at a relatively small space‐charge density. The presented results involving the grounding rod system can be used to eliminate or reduce fire and/or explosion hazards.

Citation

Lukaniszyn, M. and Unbehauen, R. (1998), "Limitation of the electric field effects in a cylindrical tank by a system of grounding rods", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 17 No. 2, pp. 280-284. https://doi.org/10.1108/03321649810369438