A4_7 Who's up for a Ride on the Volcano?

Authors

  • Christopher Thomas Pain Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH
  • Emma Miriam Thomas Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH
  • Kerry Marie Ballantine Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH
  • Katherine Esther Ward Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH

Abstract

Using Bernoulli's theorem for incompressible fluids we calculate the required pressure and velocity of gas and ash in a volcanic eruption chamber needed to propel Manny the mammoth skywards out of a lava-filled crater. We calculate that a pressure of 14.7 MPa, and an outflow velocity of 112.6$ ms^-1 are required.

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Published

25-11-2016

How to Cite

Pain, C. T., Thomas, E. M., Ballantine, K. M., & Ward, K. E. (2016). A4_7 Who’s up for a Ride on the Volcano?. Physics Special Topics, 15(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/893

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2016): Physics Special Topics

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