November 26, 2005 at 7:51 pm
I’ve read a lot about nuclear weapons and everywhere I find conflincting information,some say a nuclear fireball ranges from 500 to 4000 m in diameter,what is the definite answer ?Does it depend from the yield of the device or what?One megaton fireball ?Two megatons ?500 kilotons ?
What is the height,the diameter ?…
By: Kojedub - 27th November 2005 at 21:12
Thanks a lot !!!
By: Shadow1 - 27th November 2005 at 18:04
I would imagine it’s rather big no matter the yield or size….
By: sferrin - 27th November 2005 at 17:32
just google “nuclear fireball size” and you’ll find all the information you could want.
http://www.cddc.vt.edu/host/atomic/nukeffct/enw77b3.htm
By: Kojedub - 27th November 2005 at 11:18
Yes,but what is the size for a e.g. 1 megaton device at sea level ?
By: Arabella-Cox - 27th November 2005 at 02:05
There is also a relationship between yield and diameter, though it is not a direct relationship. (ie double the yield is not double the diameter).
By: sferrin - 27th November 2005 at 00:50
Depends on the yield of the weapon and the surrounding pressure. The fireball from a ten kt weapon will be larger at 50,000 feet than 10,000 feet beneath the surface of the sea.