Dependence of lightning rod efficacy on its geometric dimensions - A computer simulation

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1225-1238

  Aleksandrov, N L ^a   Bazelyan, E M ^b   D'Alessandro, F ^c   Raizer, Yu P ^d  

^a MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b Krzhizhanovsky Power Engineering Institute   (Russian Federation)

^c ERICO   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE FOR PROBLEMS IN MECHANICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IGNITION;

CORONA; LIGHTNING ATTACHMENT; ROD DIMENSIONS; ROD EFFICIENCY;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 24144491013     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/38/8/021     Document Type: Article

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