Lightning Protection

Herausgeber: Cooray, Vernon

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides the reader with a thorough background in almost every aspect of lightning protection.

Produktdetails

• Energy Engineering
• Verlag: Institution of Engineering & Technology
• Seitenzahl: 1072
• Erscheinungstermin: September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 61mm
• Gewicht: 1748g
• ISBN-13: 9780863417443
• ISBN-10: 0863417442
• Artikelnr.: 28246156

Inhaltsangabe

* Chapter 1: Benjamin Franklin and lightning rods
* Chapter 2: Lightning parameters of engineering interest
* Chapter 3: Rocket-triggered lightning and new insights into lightning
protection gained from triggered-lightning experiments
* Chapter 4: Attachment of lightning flashes to grounded structures
* Chapter 5: Protection against lightning surges
* Chapter 6: External lightning protection system
* Chapter 7: Internal lightning protection system
* Chapter 8: Risk analysis
* Chapter 9: Low-frequency grounding resistance and lightning
protection
* Chapter 10: High-frequency grounding
* Chapter 11: Soil ionization
* Chapter 12: Lightning protection of low-voltage networks
* Chapter 13: Lightning protection of medium voltage lines
* Chapter 14: Lightning protection of wind turbines 15 Lightning
protection of telecommunication towers
* Chapter 15: Lightning protection of telecommunication towers
* Chapter 16: Lightning protection of satellite launch pads
* Chapter 17: Lightning protection of structures with risk of fire and
explosion
* Chapter 18: Lightning and trees
* Chapter 19: Lightning warning systems
* Chapter 20: Lightning-caused injuries in humans
* Chapter 21: Lightning standards
* Chapter 22: High-voltage and high-current testing
* Chapter 23: Return stroke models for engineering applications