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Lightning protection /
Lightning is a natural phenomenon that has always fascinated humans. It is also a destructive force, and the science of protecting humans and their belongings on earth is called lightning protection. This book provides the reader with a thorough background in almost every aspect of lightning protect...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Institution of Engineering and Technology,
2010.
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| Colección: | IET power and energy series ;
58. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Benjamin Franklin and lightning rods / E. Philip Krider
- Lightning parameters of engineering interest / Vernon Cooray and Mahendra Fernando
- Rocket-triggered lightning and new insights into lightning protection gained from triggered-lightning experiments / V.A. Rakov
- Attachment of lightning flashes to grounded structures / Vernon Cooray and Marley Becerra
- Protection against lightning surges / Rajeev Thottappillil and Nelson Theethayi
- External lightning protection system / Christian Bouquegneau
- Internal lightning protection system / Peter Hasse and Peter Zahlmann
- Risk analysis / Z. Flisowski and C. Mazzetti
- Low-frequency grounding resistance and lightening protection / Silverio Visacro
- High-frequency grounding / Leonid Grcev
- Soil ionization / Vernon Cooray
- Lightning protection of low-voltage networks / Alexandre Piantini
- Lightning protection of medium voltage lines / C.A. Nucci and F. Rachidi
- Lightning protection of wind turbines / Troels Soerensen
- Lightning protection of telecommunication towers / G.B. Lo Piparo
- Lightning protection of satellite launch pads / Udaya Kumar
- Lightning protection of structures with risk of fire and explosion / Arturo Galván Diego
- Lightning and trees / Mahendra Fernando, Jakke Mäkelä and Vernon Cooray
- Lightning warning systems / Martin J. Murphy, Kenneth L. Cummins and Ronald L. Holle
- Lightning-caused injuries in humans / Vernon Cooray, Charith Cooray and Christopher Andrews
- Lightning standards / Fridolin Heidler and E.U. Landers
- High-voltage and high-current testing / Wolfgang Zischank
- Return stroke models for engineering applications / Vernon Cooray.