Striking distance factors and practical lightning rod installations: A quantitative study

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-41

  D'Alessandro, F ^a  

^a ERICO Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Charge distribution; Leader initiation; Lightning protection; Lightning rod; Striking distance; Structure geometry

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; LIGHTNING ARRESTERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

LIGHTNING RODS;

LIGHTNING;

HAZARD;

EID: 0041766818     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3886(03)00069-X     Document Type: Article

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