Calculating Required Air Temperature for Hot Air Balloon Stability

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In summary, the conversation discusses the calculation of the required average temperature of air in a hot air balloon in order to maintain a constant height. The solution involves calculating the buoyant force and weight of the balloon and passengers, and then using the density of air at different temperatures to estimate the required temperature. There may be a slight variation in the answer depending on the values used.
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Need to see if I worked this right.
Hot air balloon floating in air has at 0 degrees C ( desnsity = 1.293kg/m^3). The mass of the balloon and passengers is 1650kg. If they want to stay at a constant height, estimate the required average temperature of the air in the balloon. Assume the volume of air in the balloon is 5000m^3 and the density of air varies with temperature according to the following information.
-10 degrees C = 1.341 kg/m^3
-5 degrees C = 1.316 kg/m^3
0 degrees C = 1.293 kg/m^3
+5 degrees C = 1.269 kg/m^3
+10 degrees C = 1.247 kg/m^3
MY SOLUTION:
B = (1.293kg/m^3)(5000m^3)(9.81m/s^2) = 63422N Buoyant Force
Weight of Balloon is (1650kg)(9.81m/s^2) = 16187N
63422N-16187N=47235N
47235N/9.81m/s^2 = 4815kg
Density of air in balloon is 4185kg/5000m^3 = .963kg/m^3
So here I would have to assume the Pressure is standard and is equal to 101325 so from row=P/RT it would give me a temp in degrees C of 93.5. I assume that pressure because it seems that was the value he used in the table to calculate the density for the temps from -10 to +10.
Have I made any mistakes? Thanks
 
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That's about right. The answer may vary by +/- 1-2 K depending on the pressure, air density and gas constant used.
 
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Thanks for the response. Just worried that I made a mistake somewhere along the line of solving this problem.
 

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