Time to Vacuum Fill a Rigid Building

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The discussion revolves around how long it would take for air to fill a rigid building, modeled as a pyramid, with a 0.5m hole opened. The building is assumed to be an orthoprism measuring 100m in length, located at the North Pole. It is noted that air pressure varies with altitude, impacting the time required for air to fill the space; higher altitudes result in longer filling times. The initial curiosity was sparked by observing fast-moving air through a slit around a door using a small pump. Understanding the altitude's effect on air pressure is crucial for accurately estimating the vacuum filling time.
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Assume a rigid building(assume the building to be like a pyramid and its empty inside) to be vacuum.
If we open a hole(about r=.5m), then, how long will it take for the air to take up of the whole space apprximately?

Will, it's just curiosity because I found a little pump in a class room could result in fast moving air in the slit around the door...

Thank you..

If the condition is not specific enough, please tell me..
 
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I won't be able to answer you directly. However you did leave out some important details. First, how big is the building? Second, where is it (on Earth - at what altitude?)?
 
... well... we can just assume it to be a orthoprism with length of 100m .
and emmm at north pole.

BTW, can you tell me why the altitude matters in this case ?
Thank you.~
 
BTW, can you tell me why the altitude matters in this case ?

Air pressure is a function of altitiude, so at higher altitudes the vacuum filling would take longer.
 
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