Influences of Building Slope Angle on the Initiation of Stable Upward Leader

Guo Xiufeng; Zhao Nian; Gao Yue; Zhang Ling; Wang Zhaoxia; Zhao Yubin; Zhang He

doi:10.11898/1001-7313.20240605

Vol.35, NO.6, 2024

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Guo Xiufeng, Zhao Nian, Gao Yue, et al. Influences of building slope angle on the initiation of stable upward leader. J Appl Meteor Sci, 2024, 35(6): 692-703. DOI: 10.11898/1001-7313.20240605.

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Guo Xiufeng, Zhao Nian, Gao Yue, et al. Influences of building slope angle on the initiation of stable upward leader. J Appl Meteor Sci, 2024, 35(6): 692-703. DOI: 10.11898/1001-7313.20240605.

Guo Xiufeng, Zhao Nian, Gao Yue, et al. Influences of building slope angle on the initiation of stable upward leader. J Appl Meteor Sci, 2024, 35(6): 692-703. DOI: 10.11898/1001-7313.20240605.

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Guo Xiufeng, Zhao Nian, Gao Yue, et al. Influences of building slope angle on the initiation of stable upward leader. J Appl Meteor Sci, 2024, 35(6): 692-703. DOI: 10.11898/1001-7313.20240605.

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Influences of Building Slope Angle on the Initiation of Stable Upward Leader

DOI: 10.11898/1001-7313.20240605

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College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044
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State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather & CMA Key Laboratory of Lightning, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081
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College of Atmosphere and Remote Sensing, Wuxi University, Wuxi 214105

Received Date: 2024-06-12
Rev Recd Date: 2024-09-24
Publish Date: 2024-11-30

Abstract

Abstract

The slope angle (or top angle) of the building significantly influences the formation of upward leader. To simulate the lightning strike process on tall and sloping building using three-dimensional variable grid leader model, the influence of slope angle (θ) on the initiation of stable upward leaders is analyzed, focusing on various building heights (H_b) and peak values of lightning current (I_p). It can be concluded from data that, when the peak lightning current is held constant, reducing the building height and increasing the building width result in an enhanced influence of the slope angle on stable upward leader inception (η), which in turn makes it increasingly challenging to incept. When the height of building is held constant, a reduction in the peak value of lightning current enhances the influence of slope angle on the inception of stable upward leaders (η). This, in turn, makes the inception process increasingly challenging. Changes in building width have a lesser impact on the initiation of the upward leader compared to building height. As heights of buildings and peak values of lightning currents increase, the influence of slope angle on the initiation of stable upward leader becomes less significant. By conducting a multiple linear regression analysis with η as the dependent variable and slope angle (θ), building height (H_b), and peak lightning current (I_p) as independent variables. Results indicate that I_p and H_b have a significant negative effect on η, whereas θ has a positive effect on η. The degree of influence on η is as follows: I_p has the greatest influence, followed by θ, while Hb has the least influence. The influence of slope angle on the inception of stable upward leaders, represented by the parameter η, is significant for building heights below 100 m and peak lightning current values below 40 kA, with the estimated effect exceeding 23.32%. In contrast, for building heights exceeding 500 m and peak values of lightning current above 100 kA, the impact of slope angle on stable upward leader inception is relatively minimal, with an estimated effect of less than 15.88%, in the case, the distinction between the impact of sloped buildings and rectangular buildings on the inception of stable upward leader is sufficiently marginal to enable an approximate analytical approach.
- slope buildings;
- slope angle;
- upward leader;
- numerical simulation

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图 1 斜坡型建筑物

(a)斜坡型建筑物三维外观，(b)斜坡型建筑物侧面

Fig. 1 Slope-type buildings

(a)three-dimensional appearance of slope building,(b)side of slope building

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图 2 下行先导头部距地高度和上行先导头部流注长度随时间的变化

Fig. 2 Height of downward leader head from ground and length of upward leader head streamer change with time

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图 3 建筑物高度为100 m，雷电流峰值为20 kA条件下，斜坡角度对下行先导头部距地高度的影响

(灰色表示达到0.05显著性水平)

Fig. 3 Under the condition of building height of 100 m and lightning current peak of 20 kA, influence of slope angle on the height of downward leader head from ground

(the grey denotes passing the test of 0.05 level)

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图 4 不同下行先导发展速度对稳定上行先导始发时间及上行先导发展速度的影响

Fig. 4 Influence of different downward leader development speeds on stable upward leader initiation time and upward leader development speed

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图 5 不同下行先导发展速度对下行先导头部距地高度及上行先导始发判据的影响

Fig. 5 Influence of different downward leader development speed on height from head of downward leader to ground and initiation criterion of upward leader

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图 6 雷电流峰值20 kA条件下建筑物高度和斜坡角度对η的影响

Fig. 6 Influence of building height and angle on η when peak value of lightning current is 20 kA

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图 7 雷电流峰值20 kA和斜坡角度15°条件下斜坡型建筑物高度对先导起始的影响

Fig. 7 Influence of slope building height on the initiation of leader when peak value of lightning current is 20 kA and slope angle is 15°

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图 8 建筑物宽度对η的影响

Fig. 8 Influence of building width on η

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图 9 不同雷电流峰值条件下建筑物斜坡角度对η的影响

Fig. 9 Influence of building slope angle on η under different lightning current peaks

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图 10 雷电流峰值对下行先导头部距地高度的影响

Fig. 10 Influence of lightning current peak on height of downward leader head from ground

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图 11 不同斜坡角度建筑物的η分布箱线图

Fig. 11 Box plot of η distribution of buildings with different slope angles

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图 12 不同斜坡角度建筑物的η_r分布箱线图

Fig. 12 Box plot of η_r distribution of buildings with different slope angles

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