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Application of surface electrical discharges to the study of lightning strikes on aircraftConsidered here is the characterization of surface discharges which provide a facility complementary to that of artificially triggered lightning. General characteristics of a simplified surface discharge, including current waveforms and the constitution of a surface discharge are outlined, and the application of this approach to the study of aircraft lightning strikes is considered. Representations of leader-streamer and return-stroke phases are discussed, and the application to the two-dimensional discharge phase is covered. It is noted that the fact that the initiation times of surface discharges could be controlled, and the path followed by the discharge channels could be predetermined, indicates that it is possible to produce a highly dedicated high performance instrumentation system.
Document ID
19910023336
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Boulay, J. L. (Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales Paris, France)
Larigaldie, S. (Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales Paris, France)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Kennedy Space Center, The 1991 International Aerospace and Ground Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity, Volume 1
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Accession Number
91N32650
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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