DabeeruPiyushPatnaik Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 Hey! I was wondering whether this was possible. Its just something i thought so i could be completely wrong. If enough hydrogen was flushed out to a particular radius and a fission or fusion bomb was dropped starting a chain reaction, if the hydrogen was in really dense and also hot (possibly from being dense) could it start a reaction which could be considered atmospheric ignition to some extent? Or can it even be ignited. I apologize if i have not phrased this possibly, like i said its something i just thought and its particularly hard for me to frame this in a few words. Cheers! Piyush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted December 10, 2023 Report Share Posted December 10, 2023 On 12/7/2023 at 11:45 AM, DabeeruPiyushPatnaik said: Hey! I was wondering whether this was possible. Its just something i thought so i could be completely wrong. If enough hydrogen was flushed out to a particular radius and a fission or fusion bomb was dropped starting a chain reaction, if the hydrogen was in really dense and also hot (possibly from being dense) could it start a reaction which could be considered atmospheric ignition to some extent? Or can it even be ignited. I apologize if i have not phrased this possibly, like i said its something i just thought and its particularly hard for me to frame this in a few words. Cheers! Piyush. Just an opinion but I would say it is not possible, fusion takes some very special conditions to take place and your scenario isn't even close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vmedvil Posted December 11, 2023 Report Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) On 12/7/2023 at 11:45 AM, DabeeruPiyushPatnaik said: Hey! I was wondering whether this was possible. Its just something i thought so i could be completely wrong. If enough hydrogen was flushed out to a particular radius and a fission or fusion bomb was dropped starting a chain reaction, if the hydrogen was in really dense and also hot (possibly from being dense) could it start a reaction which could be considered atmospheric ignition to some extent? Or can it even be ignited. I apologize if i have not phrased this possibly, like i said its something i just thought and its particularly hard for me to frame this in a few words. Cheers! Piyush. No, it doesn't work that way the nuclear material only stay critical mass for a period of time usually short period of time afterward it will not cause a chain reaction because it is not producing neutrons which are the radiation that cause the chain reaction in fissile atoms. Link = The Fission Process | MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory Link = Nuclear Fission Chain Reaction | Definition | nuclear-power.com Edited December 11, 2023 by Vmedvil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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