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Re:Hydrothermal Explosion at Yellowstone National Park by InDubioProRubio on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @04:16AM (#41054729)
Is a geyser not inherently self-destructive? As in its a load-bearing pressure test-run on a random set of connection in stone. Meaning the rock fracks itself, and only the valve to above ground allows for repeated runs? Or do they fix fractures with minerals?
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Re:Hydrothermal Explosion at Yellowstone National Park by pfdietz on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @07:46AM (#41055952)
There's nothing about a geyser that requires rock to be fractured during an eruption. Geysers occur due to positive feedback as liquid water is removed, reducing the pressure on underlying heated water, allowing it to boil.
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Re:Hydrothermal Explosion at Yellowstone National Park by sqeaky on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @02:24PM (#41060111)
Sort of a temporary equilibrium of boiling temperatures as long as water keeps coming out? but because water supply is finite that will only be a few second or ms?
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Re:Hydrothermal Explosion at Yellowstone National Park by pfdietz on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @08:48PM (#41063750)
It's that water that's kept liquid when it's sufficiently deep will now boil when that overlying water is removed. It keeps boiling until it cools enough that it's no longer above the boiling point at the reduced pressure.
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