Re: [TCML] Prepare a Hot Dog

[jimlux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David%20Rieben wrote:
> Hi Jim, Adam, 
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>
>
> Jim, I'm sure you are correct about the energy 
>
> vs. mass/specific heat  issue of completely 
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> "vaporizing" an average sized tomato, as you 
>
> have already eloquently "ran the numbers" for 
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> us. However, I would also propose that although 
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> the inards of the tomato would not be totally vaporized, 
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> I do believe that the sheer percussive kinetic force 
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> of a 10 kJ discharge that was properly directed 
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> into the central mass of the tomato would indeed 
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> "blow it apart" even if the resultant temperature 
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> of the remaining tomato pieces was not signifi- 
>
> cantly above ambient. 


yep.. "exploding tomato" is certainly what I'd expect, as opposed to 
"vaporized tomato".  Tomato turned into unrecognizable reddish mist even.

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