Lightning Electromagnetics -

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Editeur : Institution Of Engineering & Technology

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/06/2012

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 976

Expédition : 1610

Dimensions : 24.0 x 16.1 x 5.6

ISBN : 9781849192156

Résumé :

Lightning research is an interdisciplinary subject where several branches of engineering and physics converge. Lightning Electromagnetics is a book that caters for the needs of both physicists and engineers.

Sommaire:

• Chapter 1: Basic electromagnetic theory - A summary
• Chapter 2: Application of electromagnetic fields of an accelerating charge to obtain the electromagnetic fields of a propagating current pulse
• Chapter 3: Basic discharge processes in the atmosphere
• Chapter 4: Numerical simulations of non-thermal electrical discharges in air
• Chapter 5: Modelling of charging processes in clouds
• Chapter 6: The physics of lightning flash development
• Chapter 7: Return stroke models for engineering applications
• Chapter 8: Electromagnetic models of lightning return strokes
• Chapter 9: Antenna models of lightning return-stroke: an integral approach based on the method of moments
• Chapter 10: Transmission line models of lightning return stroke
• Chapter 11: On the various approximations to calculate lightning return stroke-generated electric and magnetic fields over finitely conducting ground
• Chapter 12: Propagation effects on electromagnetic fields generated by lightning return strokes: Review of simplified formulas and their validity assessment
• Chapter 13: Lightning electromagnetic field calculations in presence of a conducting ground: the numerical treatment of Sommerfeld's integrals
• Chapter 14: Measurements of lightning-generated electromagnetic fields
• Chapter 15: The Schumann resonances
• Chapter 16: Lightning effects in the mesosphere and ionosphere
• Chapter 17: The effects of lightning on the ionosphere/magnetosphere
• Chapter 18: Interaction of lightning-generated electromagnetic fields with overhead and underground cables
• Chapter 19: Scale models and their application to the study of lightning transients in power systems
• Chapter 20: Attachment of lightning flashes to grounded structures
• Chapter 21: On the NO_x generation in corona, streamer and low-pressure electrical discharges
• Chapter 22: On the NO_x production by laboratory electrical discharges and lightning
• Chapter 23: High energetic radiation from thunderstorms and lightning
• Chapter 24: Excitation of visual sensory experiences by electromagnetic fields of lightning
• Chapter 25: Modelling lightning strikes to tall towers