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What (who) is kiloton - definition

CLASS OF UNITS OF MEASUREMENT FOR EXPLOSIVE ENERGY

Kiloton; Tonne of TNT; Megatons; Relative effectiveness factor; R.E. factor; RE factor; Kilotonne; Kilotons; RE Factor (explosive power); Ton of TNT; Tons of TNT; Relative effectiveness; Ton TNT; Kiloton of TNT; Megatons of TNT; TNT equivalence; Gigaton of TNT

kiloton

(also kilotonne)

¦ noun a unit of explosive power equivalent to 1,000 tons of TNT.

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TNT equivalent

TNT equivalent is a convention for expressing energy, typically used to describe the energy released in an explosion. The ton of TNT is a unit of energy defined by that convention to be 4.184 gigajoules (1 gigacalorie), which is the approximate energy released in the detonation of a metric ton (1,000 kilograms) of TNT. In other words, for each gram of TNT exploded, 4.184 kilojoules (or 4,184 joules) of energy are released.

This convention intends to compare the destructiveness of an event with that of conventional explosive materials, of which TNT is a typical example, although other conventional explosives such as dynamite contain more energy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT equivalent

Examples of use of kiloton

1. Air Force dropped a 12.5–kiloton bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1'45.

2. Each kiloton is equal to the force produced by 1,000 tonnes of TNT.

3. It‘s also said to be capable of carrying a 200–300 kiloton nuclear warhead.

4. The blast yield was less than a kiloton, far smaller than the 20–to–23–kiloton bomb the U.S. military dropped on Japan 60 years ago, and less than the four–kiloton yield the North Koreans told the Chinese to expect in advance of Monday‘s test.

5. The official confirmed North Korea informed the Chinese government before the test that it would involve a four–kiloton nuclear device, a small explosion compared with the 15–kiloton nuclear tests that India and Pakistan conducted in 1''8.