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"Thunderstruck": Penetrating thoracic injury from lightning strike [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Lightning strike victims are rarely presented at an emergency department. Burns are often the primary focus. This case report describes the improvised explosive device like-injury to the thorax due to lightning strike and its treatment, which has not ...
Halm, J.A. (Jens)   +2 more
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Three‐phase overvoltage at lightning strike point due to direct triggered lightning to the phase wire of 10 kV power distribution line

open access: yesIET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, 2022
This paper reports the observation results of three‐phase overvoltage at the lightning strike point of a 1.5 km, 10 kV power distribution line that was struck directly by rocket triggered lightning to its phase wire C.
Jianguo Wang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lightning strike probability and current simulation for simple structures and floating roof tank

open access: yesAlexandria Engineering Journal, 2022
Air terminations must be strategically positioned at high-risk points to prevent lightning bypass. The likelihood of a direct lightning strike to points on a building can be evaluated using the dynamic electro-geometrical model (DEGM), which considers ...
Aderibigbe Israel Adekitan, Michael Rock
doaj  

Lightning strike test of CFRP coatings with different conductivity

open access: yesZhongguo Jianchuan Yanjiu, 2019
[Objectives] With the wide application of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) in industry,the problem of poor lightning strike protection has become more and more serious.
FU Shangchen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigation of Thundercloud Features in Different Regions

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2021
A comparison of thundercloud characteristics in different regions of the world was conducted. The clouds studied developed in India, China and in two regions of Russia. Several field projects were discussed. Cloud characteristics were measured by weather
Andrei Sin’kevich   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lightning risk assessment at high spatial resolution at the residential sub-district scale: a case study in the Beijing metropolitan area

open access: yesGeomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk, 2018
Lightning risk indexes identifying the potential number of dangerous lightning events (NDLE) and ground sensitivity to lightning in residential sub-districts in the Beijing metropolitan area have been estimated on a 5 m resolution grid for the first time.
HaiBo Hu, JingXiao Li, Xiya Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Cardiovascular effects of lightning strikes

open access: yesJournal of the American College of Cardiology, 1993
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of lightning strikes on the cardiovascular system.A lightning strike can attack its victims in one of three ways: direct hit, splash or ground strike. The cardiovascular system can be affected directly by mechanical or electrical trauma during a direct hit or can be indirectly affected through ...
Robert C. Lichtenberg   +4 more
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Pemanfaatan Switch Mode Power Supply Berbantuan Mikrokontroler untuk Penginjeksian Tegangan Impuls pada Lightning Strike Counter

open access: yesJurnal EECCIS (Electrics, Electronics, Communications, Controls, Informatics, Systems), 2019
Telah dibuat perangkat perangkat switch mode power supply dalam sebuah sistem minimum berbantuan mikrokontroler Arduino NANO V3.0 untuk penginjeksian tegangan impuls sebagai simulasi fenomena keberadaan tegangan impuls pada lightning arrester yang ...
Rediatna Febriansyah, Arief Goeritno
doaj   +1 more source

Non-Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia in A Child After Lightning Strike

open access: yesGüncel Pediatri, 2014
Lightning strike is a rare natural phenomenon with a high risk of fatality. The most dramatic complications of lightning injury are those associated with the cardiovascular system, and cardiac arrest is the primary cause of death.
Haşim Olgun, Naci Ceviz
doaj   +1 more source

Strength of Frame Elements of Energy Objects Under Atmospheric Impact [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2020
The paper considers the issues of strength of energy facilities’ load-bearing metal structures under the influence of acoustic waves produced by a lightning strike.
Yakovlev P.V., Lebedev V.A.
doaj   +1 more source

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