Mr. Kago Ernest Maabong
Senior Instructor (Physics)
Faculty of Sciences
Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences (PCS)
Bachelor of Education (Physics) University of Botswana
MSc (Physics) University of Botswana
MSc Thesis topic: Determination of Breakdown Electric Field Strength for Vegetation Fuel Flames
Mechanics and Optics (BSB 112) and Electricity, Magnetism and Elements of Modern Physics (BSB 122)
Wildfires in Botswana, Breakdown Electrical Field Strength in Vegetation and Hydrocarbon Flames, Electrical Conductivity of Flames, Plasma Physics
1. Wildfire Index projections in Botswana
2. Particle initiated breakdown in flames
3. Thermal bubble
4. Stability analysis of flames
5. Development of back corona discharge in a wire cylinder precipitator at high temperatures
- Maabong, K.E., Mphale, K., Letsholathebe, D. and Chimidza, S. (2018) Measurement of Breakdown Electric Field Strength for Vegetation and Hydrocarbon Flames. Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications, 10, 53-66. https://doi.org/10.4236/jemaa.2018.103004.
- Maabong, K.E., Mphale, K., Letsholathebe, D. and Chimidza, S. (2019) An empirical relation for vegetation fuel flames breakdown electric field strength. Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications, 11, 187-202. https://doi.org/10.4236/jemaa.2019.1111013.
3. Maabong, K.E. and Mphale, K. (2021) Wildfires in Botswana and Their Frequency of Occurrence. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 11, 689-696. https://doi.org/10.4236/acs.2021.114040
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