Recent content by TedNugget

You have sharpened your ink pen. well done and thanks. Now to dig out excel for this IMac.

OK; Just to be sure before we go any further. This ratio = 0.003314/0.1929 = 1.72% or 1 in 58.2 is saying there is 1 molecule of water for every 58.2 molecules of O2 at that elevation (station pressure - the actual air pressure around you), temp and RH.

Get the red ink pen out. I don’t know how to utilize the exponential function so start with that correction. Thanks JohnRC for your help. I’m in an atmosphere with a station pressure of 25 inHg (84.6595 kPa), a dry bulb temperature of 60 degrees F (15.5555 C) and a RH of 19%...

I seek an equation to determine the ratio of water molecules / O2 molecules in a mass of air ------- given density, temperature and relative humidity. (Moles H2O / Moles O2) The volume can be any size, a cubic meter is fine. I’m just interested in the ratio. Density can be expressed in any...

I seek an equation to determine the ratio of water molecules / O2 molecules in a mass of air ------- given density, temperature and relative humidity. (Moles H2O / Moles O2) The volume can be any size, a cubic meter is fine. I’m just interested in the ratio. Density can be expressed in any...

I agree. But that little shock wave, give it a few percentile of a full one, going out through poorly or unreinforced concrete doesn't mean that explosion was more powerful.

Look over how small the shock wave is from Reactor Building 1. Not like a typical shock wave that projects in a hemisphere. For some reason this little shock wave was channeled by a building with older construction methods that allowed it an escape. Look over the rebar hanging into SFP#3 and...

Another way to tell the power of an explosion is how much was damaged and how far things where thrown. Its not just that the #1 Reactor didn't have the power to disassemble and discard the roof, its that it didn't have the power to throw much around. Additionally, IMO, much of that darker...

In reverse order: We can see the 'shield plugs - cookies' off the containment in #3. One of the explosions can be just from the containment and not from the reactor. If, IF there still is reactor pressure that would strongly tend to indicate no explosion in the reactor. Just venting from under...

TCups: Looking over the enhanced video there appears to be two distinct 'colors' to the plume that are not entirely explained by shadow. On the left a darker substance, on the right and eventually capping the column is a lighter gray. However, the darker crosses over at least partially...

Regarding the 6th photo that shows all the rebar and what appears to be a plug laying just below the number 15 on the time readout. http://cryptome.org/eyeball/daiichi-npp8/daiichi-photos8.htm I offer this cut and paste from another forum. The writer has had a full Navy Nuclear Career and...

Air movement away from one location will create a low pressure at that spot. Picture a fire 'drafting' in air to the flame as heated air moves up. That's what an explosion is basically. Although it typically seeks relief in all directions or the easiest path of resistance. The question...

Ian: I've got over twice as many posts as you. Ha "Having watched the video of reactor 3 explosion, it is evident that a lot of material blasted upwards came down in the vicinity of reactor 3. We already have the hypothesis that the FMH went ballistic and arced back to the north end of...

Pure speculation: Ages 24 and 21 sound like workers who were sent to do something even though there was a Tsunami Alert. Their listing in the press release just includes their names and division, no titles but could operation Management mean they were in a higher pay grade? If not, that would...

Street Cred: "academic background - nuclear/astrophysics, then nuclear engineering, materials science and engineering, some electrical and aerospace engineering. Country PF Engineering Dept. Interests Science, technology, environmental preservation & sustainable development, gardening...