lightning occurs for a few seconds but the damage it leaves behind is immense,
the windmills in the sea are one of the tallest structures in the sea, lightning usually strikes tallest point, so lightning strike occurs commonly for windmills.
Is modelling the lightning phenomenon going to add any value ?
are there any simulation packages available for modelling lightning.
Lightning is in Plasma state, so when it interacts with a solid it becomes like Plasma-Solid interaction problem.
How do we approach to simulate this phenomenon.
There are various packages that can simulate lightning strikes. You can look into the CST solutions:
https://www.cst.com/solutions/article/the-modeling-of-lightning-strikes
They also have a recorded e-seminar that can give you and idea where and how to get started:
https://www.cst.com/events/eseminars/lightning-2018
Hope this helps,
Best regards,
David
Dear Shabarish Pilkun Ravi,
You can use NetLogo for lightning simulation.
https://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/
There is a model included that you can use to have an idea on how to get started.
https://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/DLA
Kind regards.
@david Sziroczak @Mohamed Habib Zahmani I just checked out the package and the reference model, they have been very useful, thanks a lot
The answer of your question depneds on what are you going to consider: the probibility of the lightning attachment, the impressed and induced currents and voltages on wiring system, the thermal damage of the structure or even the mechanical damage of the structure. In case you are interesting in assessment of structural thermal or mechanical damage please take a look at the attached files.
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