Search for dissertations about: "upward positive lightning"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words upward positive lightning.
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1. On the Attachment of Lightning Flashes to Grounded Structures
Abstract : This thesis deals with the physical modeling of the initiation and propagation of upward positive leader discharges from grounded structures during lightning strikes. It includes the analysis of upward leaders initiated under the influence of the electric field produced by a dominant negative cloud charge and due to the combined action of a negative thundercloud and a descending downward stepped negative leader. READ MORE
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2. Experimental Observations and Theoretical Modeling of Lightning Interaction with Tall Objects
Abstract : This thesis investigates various discharge processes associated with upward lightning initiated from tall objects, both experimentally and theoretically, trying to bridge the knowledge-gap in understanding the mechanisms of the phenomena.Upward lightning initiation has attracted a great deal of interest during recent years due to the proliferation of tall communication towers and wind turbines. READ MORE
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3. Some Properties of Lightning Flashes to a Tall Tower on a Mountain Top
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4. Features of the Electric Fields Generated by Lightning with Special Attention to Positive Ground Flashes
Abstract : This thesis focuses on the main processes in positive ground flashes and the distant lightning environment for both positive and negative ground flashes. It presents the characteristics of the preliminary breakdown pulses (PBPs), the characteristics of the electric field pulses observed during leader propagation, and the characteristics of the electric fields produced by the first and the subsequent return strokes. READ MORE
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5. Numerical Simulations of Long Spark and Lightning Attachment
Abstract : The research work presented here is concerned with numerical simulations of two different electrical phenomena: Long gap electrical discharges under switching impulses and the lightning attachment process associated with positive upward leaders. The development of positive upward leaders and the progression of discharges in long gaps are attributable to two intertwined physical phenomena, namely, the leader channel and the streamer zone. READ MORE