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A New Method To Describe Image Theory For An Imperfect Conductor, S L. Meredith, S K. Earles, Niescja E. Turner
A New Method To Describe Image Theory For An Imperfect Conductor, S L. Meredith, S K. Earles, Niescja E. Turner
Niescja E. Turner
Problem statement: Modify the equations associated with image theory in order to account for perfect and imperfect conductors. Approach: A novel approach for describing the application of image theory for an imperfect conductive surface was presented. The method presented here purposely downplays the physics of how image theory was employed to account for a charge which is in the presence of an imperfect conductive surface. In turn, it adopted an approach which focused on the geometry that existed between the charged particle and surface ground. In doing so, the proposed method formulated a solution that had minimized the complexity of …
The Horizontal Electric Field Induced By A Lightning Return Stroke, S L. Meredith, S K. Earles, Niescja E. Turner
The Horizontal Electric Field Induced By A Lightning Return Stroke, S L. Meredith, S K. Earles, Niescja E. Turner
Niescja E. Turner
Problem statement: Develop a new formula which describes the horizontal electric field induced by a lightning return stroke in contact with an imperfect conductive surface. Approach: A new method for describing the horizontal electric field induced by a lightning return stroke will be presented. The method presented here had utilized an approach which purposely downplayed the physics of how image theory was employed in the presence of an imperfect conductive surface. It did so by adopting a technique which had focused on the geometry that existed between the lightning channel and surface ground. In doing so, new expressions for surface …