Re: Explosive decompression - how fast?

On May 10, 11:06=A0pm, WaltBJ <waltb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>One factor in an explosive decompression with the engines running is
> that the pressurization (engine bleed) air continues to be directed into
> the cabin at full flow.

Thanks, that's not something I'd thought of. What is the general
maximum flow rate (in kg/sec or m^3/s at a specified pressure/density)
you can get, and where does the flow come out (a distributed manifold
overhead, or is it just a few points)?

> The main problem with a rapid decompression is time of useful
> consciousness.

Understood. With regard to walking in a high wind, I've also
experienced that - it's amazing how fast you can go down if the wind
even briefly stops blowing (and you weren't expecting it)

--
Brian Davis