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    Lightning Eliminators & Consultants, Inc.: Improving Lightning Safety of Petroleum Storage Tanks, October 2009

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    The document discusses how large tanks are often out of round which can cause shunts to not make full contact with the tank shell. Independent testing has shown that arcing will occur between shunts and tank shells under all conditions regardless of shunt or tank wall condition.

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    The document discusses how large tanks are often out of round which can cause shunts to not make full contact with the tank shell. Independent testing has shown that arcing will occur between shunts and tank shells under all conditions regardless of shunt or tank wall condition.

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    4. Large tanks are typically out-of-round by several inches. If a tank is elongated for some reason, the shunts will be pulled away from the shell in the long dimension of the tank. See Figure 6.

    Figure 6: Shunt Not Making Contact with Out-of-Round Tank Shell Independent third-party testing, performed in cooperation with the API and the Energy Institute in England, has shown that arcing will occur at the shunt-shell interface under all conditions; it does not matter if the shunts are clean or dirty, new or old, neglected or well-maintained. It also does not matter if the inner shell walls are clean, rusty, painted or coated; arcing will occur in all situations. See Figure 7.

    Figure 7: Electrical impulse test of shunt to simulated tank wall.

    Improving Lightning Safety of Petroleum Storage Tanks, October 2009

    Copyright 2009 LEC, Inc.

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