Windows, doorways, and hallways are risky places to be, even if you're far from the blast and lucky enough to be inside a concrete-reinforced building.
The research comes from scientists from the University of Nicosia in Cyprus. They created a computer model of the impacts of a 750 kiloton-rated warhead detonated above a typical city.
The explosion would vaporize people caught within the initial fireball, which could extend just over half a mile around the bomb. Within 10 seconds, the researchers found, the blast would create a shockwave bubble almost 3 miles in radius at ground level. This wave would kick up winds strong enough to kill or maim people unlucky enough to be stuck outside, and it could even knock down some flimsier buildings.
from the American Institute of Physics, the journal’s publishers. “Our study shows that high airspeeds remain a considerable hazard and can still result in severe injuries or even fatalities.”The tight spaces within these buildings could actually amplify airspeeds, for instance, while the ongoing wave might cause these winds to bounce off walls or bend around corners.
This model shows maximum air velocity within a building in the 10 seconds after a blast wave enters the window.The worst places to hide seem to be in the direct vicinity of the windows, door openings, and hallways, since this is where the air will be most funneled through in the shockwave. But airspeeds are likely to be lowest in the room corners away from these openings along the walls facing the blast, so these areas should be the safest to hide in.
“The most dangerous critical indoor locations to avoid are the windows, the corridors, and the doors,” said author Ioannis Kokkinakis. “People should stay away from these locations and immediately take shelter. Even in the front room facing the explosion, one can be safe from the high airspeeds if positioned at the corners of the wall facing the blast.
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