THE MONTE CARLO METHOD IN NON-HOMOGENEOUS MEDIA FOR EVALUATING THE RISK OF EXPLOSION IN TANKS
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https://doi.org/10.59277/RRST-EE.2025.2.2Keywords:
Monte Carlo method, Non-homogeneous medium, Electrostatic field, Petrol tankAbstract
The paper presents an application of the Monte Carlo method to a model of a parallel-plane non-homogeneous medium corresponding to a parallelepiped tank. We derive the expressions for the primary and secondary statistical estimators. The network is considered rectangular, and the non-homogeneous media have the separation surface parallel to the coordinate axes. Based on these principles, we have calculated the electrostatic field at the air-gasoline separation surface and evaluated the risk of explosion based on the electric charge state of the gasoline.
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