Jin's Daily Trivia - How big might a hypothetical Malaysia Gas Explosion be?

Jin’s Daily Trivia - How big might a hypothetical Malaysia Gas Explosion be?

Let’s assume the pipe diameter is 36 inches, and the gas between valve stops 210 and 212 covers a length of around 18 km.

We are looking at approximately 11,820 m³ of (presumably uncompressed) gas volume.

Assuming this is an NG (Natural Gas) pipe (it didn’t seem to be LPG from the news coverage), we are looking at an energy release of around 472,800 MJ.

This equates to approximately 113 metric tons of TNT, which is about 0.75% of the Hiroshima atomic bomb’s yield.

Food for thought: The numbers above are based on assumptions, unverified sources, and were computed using AI.

Jin的每日小知识：马来西亚天然气爆炸的可能规模有多大？

让我们假设管道直径为36英寸，阀门站210和212之间的气体长度约为18公里。

这意味着大约有11,820立方米（大概是未压缩的）气体体积。

假设这是天然气（NG）管道（从新闻报道来看似乎不是液化石油气LPG），那么我们估算的能量释放约为472,800兆焦耳。

这大约相当于113公吨TNT炸药，约为广岛原子弹爆炸当量的0.75%。

值得思考的是：以上数字基于假设、未经验证的来源，并使用人工智能（AI）计算得出。