P2_11 Fuselage Holes

Authors

  • Alexander Buccheri Physics
  • Jasdeep Anand
  • Iain Weaver
  • Micheal Gorley

Abstract

This article looks at how long it would take the air to evacuate an aeroplane if the fuselage developed a hole, imposed under incompressible constraints. We find that the time for depressurisation, as a function of hole size, follows a linear, inverse power law.

 

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Published

08-12-2009

How to Cite

Buccheri, A., Anand, J., Weaver, I., & Gorley, M. (2009). P2_11 Fuselage Holes. Physics Special Topics, 8(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/2305

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2009): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles