On Jul 26, 6:35*am, "HeyBub" wrote:
*Bomb shelters you can buy now, from Popular Mechanics.http://www.popularmechanics.com/scie...narios/4325649....
Here's a company based in Texas:
Home:http://www.bomb-shelter.net/index.html
They've got several offerings. The smallest can withstand a 10KT nuclear air
blast and protect ten people for a really long time. Here's the basic model:
Drawing:http://www.bomb-shelter.net/index.ph...t&view=article...
Full specs:http://www.bomb-shelter.net/e10_brochure_2009.pdf
Some features:
*Air blower life
.................................................. .......... 60,000 hours
(continuous 2,500 days)
Air blower type .................................................. .........
8-in dia. Reverse curve centrifugal 12-V, 7.5 watt
Air blower volume .................................................. ...
40cfm @ 1 in S.P.
Air filter
.................................................. .................... HEPA
99.99% @ .3 u
Antenna Fittings *................................................. .........
1.5 in and 1 inch NPTF accessible internally
Assembly time *................................................. ............
1 man-hour
Backfill material required .......................................... gravel
or ¾- in. crushed stone (160 yards)
Batteries......................................... .............................
18-130 amp hour deep cycle marine
Capacity-adults *................................................. ...........
10
Connector port to other shelters *................................. 36-inch
diameter with cap
Duration-blower + light 24hr/day - 6 adults *.............. 30 days
Emergency escape * .................................................. ....
hydraulic cylinder *14,000 lb force@2000 psi
Entranceway diameter *................................................
48inch
Excavated hole size *................................................. .... 14
ft. x 30 ft. x 19 ft. deep *(296+ yds)
Fire resistance........................................ ......................
ASTM E-119 1 hr @ 1700 F. mechanical
Floor
.................................................. .........................
Fiberglass fixed
Floor material .................................................. ............
molded structural fiberglass
Floor space
.................................................. ............... 152 ft
Hatch cover .................................................. ...............
48 x 64 in.
Hatch dome -angle of incidence *................................ 30 degrees
Hatch dome material *................................................. .
Combat Composite
Hatch exterior lock
.................................................. ...remote transmitter
Hatch interior latch *................................................. .....
remote transmitter
Hatch manhole *................................................. .......... 28
x 40 inch
Hatch pressure resistance *........................................... 40
psi positive, 5 psi negative
Head room .................................................. .................
7'-4" to 9'-4"
Hull material.......................................... ......................
structural fiberglass
HEPA Filter .................................................. ...............
60 cfm, 99.99% @ 0.3u
Hydrostatic pressure (buoyancy) *................................ 107,550
lbs
Implosion type *................................................. ............
non-catastrophic
Installation time .................................................. .........
2 days
Interior
color............................................. .................. white,
flame spread of 25-50 Type II, ASTM E84
Lighting
.................................................. .................... 6
element white LED (2) 12 volt
Max .wind .................................................. .................
150 -350 mph *class 0-IV
Overpressure - allowable *........................................... 40 psi
with no earth-arching effect
Protection Factor Gamma .......................................... 131,072 @
93.5 inches of earth
Protection Factor Neutron *..........................................
1,048,576 @ 94 inches of earth
Do you really want to survive a nuclear blast? You have to come out
some time, and life will be pretty challenging.