5 trillion K is a lot more than 5500 C.
Comment on I've noticed that people make the 'surface of the sun' temperature comparison a lot
skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago5500C? i thought it’s not that much, chemistry can get you there
apparently not
thermite tops at some 2000C-something, and in any case can’t work above boiling point of aluminum (2470C)
only in few cases of adiabatic flame temperatures reach above 4000C, and all in oxygen. highest listed in wikipedia is oxygen/dicyanoacetylene at 4990C. maybe some wacky highly fluorinated oxidizer will allow for even higher temperatures. adiabatic detonation temperatures also top out at some 4500C even for the most energetic explosives
so really only practical way to get to 5500C is through use of electric arc
Klear@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Noodle07@lemmy.world 4 months ago
He’s talking about the surface of the sun
Klear@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Oh, in the picture. I haven’t realised it’s a part of the parent comment, only read the text.
Makes way more sense then.
wahming@monyet.cc 4 months ago
You’re only off by about six zeros.
HeckGazer@programming.dev 4 months ago
Surely a laser would be way more practical
skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
depends on what do you want to heat up. hint: at 5500C you need to handle plasma anyway
kbal@kbin.melroy.org 4 months ago
What if we pre-heat the room to 3000, then very quickly introduce the explosives and run away before detonation?
skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
if there’s no room left after measurement, did it really happen?