Lightning Protection Design for Small Riverboats Using the FDTD Method

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Autor(a) principal: Leal,Adonis F. R.
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Oliveira,Rodrigo M. S. de, Lopes,Nathan M., Lima,Thiago S. de, Ferreira,Eduardo R., Rodrigues,Nilton Rodolfo N. M.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Journal of Microwaves. Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic Applications
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-10742021000200307
Resumo: Abstract The Amazon region has high lightning occurrence rates, with many lightning hot spots. Different rivers cross the Amazon rainforests and the people that live there use these rivers as roads to go from one place to another. Every year, lightning deaths are reported in the Brazilian Amazon region. In 2018, a lightning discharge struck a small riverboat, which killed 4 people and injured 5 in the North region of Brazil. In this study, we investigate lightning fatalities in Amazon rivers and compute electric field distribution in a small riverboat due to a lightning strike using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The results show that the electric field produced inside the boat is large enough to cause air breakdown. Additionally, we propose a cost-effective method to improve lightning safety for people that use small boats in the Amazon region.
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spelling Lightning Protection Design for Small Riverboats Using the FDTD Methodriverboat lightning protectionFDTD methodlightning fatalities in Amazon riversAbstract The Amazon region has high lightning occurrence rates, with many lightning hot spots. Different rivers cross the Amazon rainforests and the people that live there use these rivers as roads to go from one place to another. Every year, lightning deaths are reported in the Brazilian Amazon region. In 2018, a lightning discharge struck a small riverboat, which killed 4 people and injured 5 in the North region of Brazil. In this study, we investigate lightning fatalities in Amazon rivers and compute electric field distribution in a small riverboat due to a lightning strike using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The results show that the electric field produced inside the boat is large enough to cause air breakdown. Additionally, we propose a cost-effective method to improve lightning safety for people that use small boats in the Amazon region.Sociedade Brasileira de Microondas e Optoeletrônica e Sociedade Brasileira de Eletromagnetismo2021-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-10742021000200307Journal of Microwaves, Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic Applications v.20 n.2 2021reponame:Journal of Microwaves. Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic Applicationsinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Microondas e Optoeletrônica (SBMO)instacron:SBMO10.1590/2179-10742021v20i21074info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLeal,Adonis F. R.Oliveira,Rodrigo M. S. deLopes,Nathan M.Lima,Thiago S. deFerreira,Eduardo R.Rodrigues,Nilton Rodolfo N. M.eng2021-06-15T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S2179-10742021000200307Revistahttp://www.jmoe.org/index.php/jmoe/indexONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||editor_jmoe@sbmo.org.br2179-10742179-1074opendoar:2021-06-15T00:00Journal of Microwaves. Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic Applications - Sociedade Brasileira de Microondas e Optoeletrônica (SBMO)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Lightning Protection Design for Small Riverboats Using the FDTD Method
title Lightning Protection Design for Small Riverboats Using the FDTD Method
spellingShingle Lightning Protection Design for Small Riverboats Using the FDTD Method
Leal,Adonis F. R.
riverboat lightning protection
FDTD method
lightning fatalities in Amazon rivers
title_short Lightning Protection Design for Small Riverboats Using the FDTD Method
title_full Lightning Protection Design for Small Riverboats Using the FDTD Method
title_fullStr Lightning Protection Design for Small Riverboats Using the FDTD Method
title_full_unstemmed Lightning Protection Design for Small Riverboats Using the FDTD Method
title_sort Lightning Protection Design for Small Riverboats Using the FDTD Method
author Leal,Adonis F. R.
author_facet Leal,Adonis F. R.
Oliveira,Rodrigo M. S. de
Lopes,Nathan M.
Lima,Thiago S. de
Ferreira,Eduardo R.
Rodrigues,Nilton Rodolfo N. M.
author_role author
author2 Oliveira,Rodrigo M. S. de
Lopes,Nathan M.
Lima,Thiago S. de
Ferreira,Eduardo R.
Rodrigues,Nilton Rodolfo N. M.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Leal,Adonis F. R.
Oliveira,Rodrigo M. S. de
Lopes,Nathan M.
Lima,Thiago S. de
Ferreira,Eduardo R.
Rodrigues,Nilton Rodolfo N. M.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv riverboat lightning protection
FDTD method
lightning fatalities in Amazon rivers
topic riverboat lightning protection
FDTD method
lightning fatalities in Amazon rivers
description Abstract The Amazon region has high lightning occurrence rates, with many lightning hot spots. Different rivers cross the Amazon rainforests and the people that live there use these rivers as roads to go from one place to another. Every year, lightning deaths are reported in the Brazilian Amazon region. In 2018, a lightning discharge struck a small riverboat, which killed 4 people and injured 5 in the North region of Brazil. In this study, we investigate lightning fatalities in Amazon rivers and compute electric field distribution in a small riverboat due to a lightning strike using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The results show that the electric field produced inside the boat is large enough to cause air breakdown. Additionally, we propose a cost-effective method to improve lightning safety for people that use small boats in the Amazon region.
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