%0 Journal Article
%T Student-level numerical simulation of conditions inside an exploding fission-bomb core
%A Bruce Cameron Reed
%J Natural Science
%P 139-144
%@ 2150-4105
%D 2010
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ns.2010.23023
%X This paper describes a freely-available spread-sheet that has been developed to simulate the conditions of reaction rate, core acceleration and velocity, energy generation, and pressure within a detonating fission-bomb core. When applied to a model of the Hiroshima Little Boy bomb, the spreadsheet predicts a yield of 12.7 kilotons, a figure in reasonable agreement with published values.
%K Nuclear Weapons
%K Numerical Simulation
%K Fission
%K Little Boy
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=1559