Thunderstorm electric field - QuickField simulation example
This example is prepared by Dariusz Czerwinski
What electric-field distribution forms around grounded structures beneath oppositely charged storm clouds?
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Engineering question
Assign +4 MV and -5 MV to the clouds and ground the buildings, trees, and terrain in a plane-parallel electrostatic model.
storm electric field regions, atmospheric charge environments, lightning field exposure areas
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Simulation problem
Problem Type
Plane-parallel problem of electrostatics.
The model consists of clouds, buildings, trees and ground.
Building height 80m,
Tree height 40m,
Church tower height 120m,
Clouds height 250m.
Cloud 1 potential U1 = 4 MV;
Cloud 2 potential U2 = -5 MV;
Potential of the buildings, trees, ground U3 = 0 V.
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