Calculating flow of air from explosive decrompression

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This discussion focuses on calculating the flow of air during explosive decompression in a room measuring 8x12x3 meters with an initial pressure of 1 atm and a sudden hole of one cubic meter leading to a vacuum. The key factors include the room's volume, the size of the hole, and the pressure differential between the room and the vacuum. The user seeks to determine the time it takes for the room to reach space vacuum conditions, referencing resources that provide equations and methodologies for vacuum evacuation calculations.

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  • Knowledge of standard flow rates in explosive decompression scenarios
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This discussion is beneficial for game developers, engineers, and physicists interested in simulating realistic explosive decompression scenarios in virtual environments.

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Hey! Making a game.

Say we have a room of 8*12*3 meters. It has the pressure of 1 atm and suddenly there's a hole of one cubic meter in a wall and outside it's space vacuum.

Don't know if it counts how much air is inside the room or if that would be measured in pressure, say we have enough oxygen for one person in a 8*12*3 room.

How fast would it reach space vacuum from Earth pressure? Is there some way to calculate from the volume of the room (m x m x 3, say it's always 3 meters tall ceiling) and always one cubic meter hole (some standard flowrate) with some kind of standard volume of air inside the room?

Explosive decompression.
 
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