Researcher X said:So, temperature is independent of yield of energy?
Researcher X said:I'd also like to know if you could point me somewhere I can find estimates of yield versus crater size (possibly a calculator or program) for ground contact explosions.
Researcher X said:No luck, actually. There's plenty to do with fireball/blast radius. I seem to remember one which was a program which showed the height of a building in the crater, but I think that might have been an asteroid impact one.
The yield of a nuclear explosion is directly related to the temperature reached during the explosion. As the temperature increases, the rate of nuclear reactions also increases, resulting in a higher yield.
A nuclear explosion can reach much higher temperatures, in the range of millions of degrees, compared to a conventional explosion which typically only reaches a few thousand degrees.
Yes, the temperature reached in a nuclear explosion can determine the type of explosion. For example, a higher temperature can cause a fusion reaction, resulting in a more powerful explosion compared to a fission reaction.
The higher the temperature reached in a nuclear explosion, the more destructive power it will have. This is due to the increased energy released from the nuclear reactions.
The maximum temperature that can be reached in a nuclear explosion is dependent on the type and size of the nuclear device. However, it is estimated that temperatures in the range of tens of millions of degrees can be reached in a thermonuclear (fusion) device.