Re: Rigging a Volcano
From: Evert Wesker (lookatmyhomepage_at_euronet.nl)
Date: 07/04/04
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Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 20:32:19 GMT
My reply would be:
Forget it! The scale of large volcanoes is so big that this sort of
"engineering" is far beyond our capabilities.
Secondly: If lava is depressurized it will release massive amounts of
steam (this is the "explosive" of volcanoes - except in cases of
basaltic stuff like on Hawaii). Steam acts is a "bond breaker" in
silicious slags (which lava is in essence) making them less viscous.
It the water comes out (due to lower pressure) the lava gets thicker
again.
Result: Kaboom! (In case of high Silica / high Alumina lava's)
Mazzel & broge / kind regards, Evert Wesker
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