PJ Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 In the case of static electricity discharge, how can I calculate how much energy is given off (i.e., arrives at the recipient side)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gre Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I was wondering about this the other day.... Here are some ideas: 1.) By the sound of the "crack" most static arcs make (to get a rough idea of the power) .. I went down a slide once and the static shock actually hurt.. The "crack" was so loud you could hear it on the other side of the park. (i wonder if this could work for lightning as well)? 2.) How about from the length of the static electric arc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Paschen's law gives an indication of the potential http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschen's_law http://home.earthlink.net/~jimlux/hv/paschen.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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