Numerical simulations of thunderstorm-induced corona processes near lightning rods installed on grounded structures

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 802-816

  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 Inc   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE FOR PROBLEMS IN MECHANICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Corona discharge; Downward leader; Induced charges; Lightning; Lightning protection; Lightning rod; Point discharge; Upward connecting leader

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING; THUNDERSTORMS;

CORONA DISCHARGE; INDUCED CHARGES; LIGHTNING ROD; POINT DISCHARGE; THUNDERCLOUD ELECTRIC FIELD;

LIGHTNING PROTECTION;

CLOUDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; THUNDERSTORMS;

EID: 33747864784     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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