Preliminary study on the modelling of negative leader discharges

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 31, 2011, Pages

  Arevalo, L ^a   Cooray, V ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; DISCHARGE PROCESS; ELECTRICAL CHARGES; ELECTROSTATIC APPROXIMATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; GROUNDED ELECTRODES; HIGH VOLTAGE; LIGHTNING DISCHARGE; LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS; NEGATIVE POLARITY; NEGATIVE STREAMERS; PHYSICAL METHODS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SIMULATION PROCEDURES; SPARK GAPS; SWITCHING IMPULSE; THERMALIZATION; VOLTAGE IMPULSE;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; NUMERICAL METHODS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 79960869456     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/44/31/315204     Document Type: Article

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