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Figure 12: Conventional Cable as Bypass Conductor

Figure 13: RGA as Bypass Conductor What Does This Mean for FRTs? Suppose a lightning strike terminated on or near an FRT. The strike current would flow across all of the roof-shell connections, including through the shunts, bypass conductors and any other incidental roof-shell connections. The lower the impedance of the bypass conductors, the sooner the lightning current will transition from the shunts and incidental connections (which is UNDESIRABLE) to the bypass conductors (which is DESIRABLE). This may mean the difference between the ignition and survival of the FRT.

Improving Lightning Safety of Petroleum Storage Tanks, October 2009

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