According to an Atomic Energy Commission report, a hydrogen bomb can be approximated as a large fireball

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According to an Atomic Energy Commission report, a hydrogen bomb can be approximated as a large fireball at a temperature of 7200 K. You are to assess the impact if such a bomb exploded 5 km above a city. Assume the diameter of the fireball to be 1 km, and the blast to last 15 s. Investigate the level of radiation energy people, plants, and houses will be exposed to and how adversely they will be affected by the blast.

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Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences

ISBN: 978-0078027680

5th edition

Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Robert H. Turner, John M. Cimbala

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