The Lightning Flash - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1849196915 ISBN 13 : 9781849196918

Editeur : Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

With contributions from today's leading lightning engineers and researchers, this updated 2nd edition of Vernon Cooray's classic text, The Lightning Flash provides the reader with an essential introduction to lightning and its impact on electrical and electronic equipment. This is the updated and much-expanded book of the core title in our trio of lightning books (The Lightning Flash, Lightning Electromagnetics and Lightning Protection) by this highly-regarded author. It provides the reader with a thorough background into almost every aspect of lightning and its impact on electrical and electronic equipment. New topics in this edition include: discussions of high-speed video recordings of lightning, rocket-and-wire triggered lightning experiments, tower initiated lightning discharges and upper atmospheric electrical discharges. The Lightning Flash, 2nd Edition is a sound introduction for researchers and advanced students working in the field and will be of value for anyone designing, installing or commissioning equipment which needs to be secured against lightning strikes.

Biographie de l'auteur

Vernon Cooray is a leading Professor of lightning research at Uppsala University. He is the vice president of the scientific committee of the International Conference on Lightning Protection and the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Lightning Research. He has published more than 270 scientific articles on lightning and electrical discharges.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Institution of Engineering and Technology
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1849196915
• ISBN 13: 9781849196918
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 924
• Éditeur: Cooray Vernon