Problem 01 t* = 0.015s 100 m In 1940, fluid dynamicist G. I. Taylor determined from Dimensional Analysis that the radius R of a fireball created by a nuclear explosion is exclusively determined by the released energy E, initial gas density po and elapsed time t* since detonation. Note: 1 kiloton = 4 × 1012 J (Joules). (a) List in a table the primary dimensions of R, E, po and t*. How many primary dimensions are there? (b) Find the single Pi group that controls the blast radius R. (c) In 1945, an experiment was conducted in the desert of New Mexico with a 20 kiloton bomb. On that day, air density was recorded at po = 1.23kg/m³. The photograph above taken at t* 0.015s shows a radius R108 m. Compute the value of the Pi group you have found. (d) Assuming that the Pi group remains constant, find the blast radius R at t* = 0.02s.

Problem 01 t* = 0.015s 100 m In 1940, fluid dynamicist G. I. Taylor determined from Dimensional Analysis that the radius R of a fireball created by a nuclear explosion is exclusively determined by the released energy E, initial gas density po and elapsed time t* since detonation. Note: 1 kiloton = 4 × 1012 J (Joules). (a) List in a table the primary dimensions of R, E, po and t. How many primary dimensions are there? (b) Find the single Pi group that controls the blast radius R. (c) In 1945, an experiment was conducted in the desert of New Mexico with a 20 kiloton bomb. On that day, air density was recorded at po = 1.23kg/m³. The photograph above taken at t 0.015s shows a radius R108 m. Compute the value of the Pi group you have found. (d) Assuming that the Pi group remains constant, find the blast radius R at t* = 0.02s.

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