1st Edition

Lightning Physics and Lightning Protection

By Eduard M. Bazelyan, Yuri P. Raizer Copyright 2000
325 Pages
by CRC Press

336 Pages
by CRC Press

Lightning Physics and Lightning Protection presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of lightning, including its hazards and protection techniques. The authors first discuss the effectiveness of conventional protective measures, supply technical advice and practical recommendations, and explore the prospects for the preventive control of a lightning leader, followed by a discussion of the... Read more
Introduction: Lightning, its destructive effects and protection. The streamer-leader process in a long spark. Available lightning data. Physical processes in a lightning discharge. Lightning attraction by objects. Dangerous lightning effects of modern structures. Index.

Biography

Bazelyan, Eduard M.; Raizer, Yuri P.