Hydrocarbon storage, fracking and lightning risk
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 11:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Fires caused by lightning strikes on hydrocarbon storage plants are a century-old, yet to be addressed, problem, according to research published in the International Journal of Forensic Engineering. In the era of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, this is becoming an even more poignant issue for the fossil fuel industry.