Question: An initially deflated and flat balloon is connected by a valve to a 12 m3 storage tank containing helium gas at 2 MPa and ambient

An initially deflated and flat balloon is connected by a valve to a 12 m3 storage tank containing helium gas at 2 MPa and ambient temperature, 20C. The valve is opened and the balloon is inflated at constant pressure, Po = 100 kPa, equal to ambient pressure, until it becomes spherical at D1 1 m. If the balloon is larger than this, the balloon material is stretched giving a pressure inside as


P = Po +C D D

The balloon is inflated to a final diameter of 4 m, at which point the pressure inside is 400 kPa. The temperature remains constant at 20C. What is the maximum pressure inside the balloon at any time during this inflation process? What is the pressure inside the helium storage tank at this time?

P = Po +C D D

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