Temperature and pressure question

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The problem involves a volleyball inflated with overpressure and examines the maximum temperature of the ball during impact after being thrown to a height. The context includes concepts of pressure, kinetic energy, and internal energy in relation to temperature changes.

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  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Problem interpretation

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  • Participants discuss the definition of overpressure and its relation to atmospheric pressure. There are attempts to connect kinetic energy during the bounce to changes in internal energy and temperature, but uncertainty remains about the calculation methods.

Discussion Status

The discussion is ongoing, with participants exploring different interpretations of overpressure and its implications for the problem. Some guidance has been offered regarding the relationship between kinetic energy and internal energy, but no consensus on a specific approach has been reached.

Contextual Notes

Participants note confusion regarding the definition of overpressure and its application in the problem. There is also a lack of clarity on how to calculate the temperature change with the given parameters.

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hi everyone!

I have the following problem:

A volley-ball of mass m=200g and volume V=8L is inflated ith the overpresure of delta P = 0.2x10^5 Pa. A ball was thrown upwards to the height of h=20m, fell down, hit the ground, and bounced at approximately the same height. The temperature of the surrounding air is T=300k. the specific heat of the air is c=0.7kJ/(kg K)
Estimate hte maximum temperature in the ball during the hit

The problem I'm having:
I don't understand what is overpressure in this context.. From what I've read on the web and the context of the question, i believe the delta P is how much over the atmospheric pressure..

Also, I'm not really sure how to approach this question.. Can someone give me a hint of what to look up? thanks a lot!
 
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Hi! I also think overpressure means the pressure over atmospheric pressure, in other words the net pressure that affects the ball.

But I am somewhat fuzzy on exactly what should be done here, but I think the idea is that at some point during the bounce, all of the balls kinetic energy from the fall has trasnfered into its internal energy. Internal energy again is directly proportional to temperature, so you should get the change in temperature.
 
Pressure = Overpressure + p_o = 1 atm (101325 Pa)
Pressure = p_o (1 atm (101325 Pa)) - Underpressure

If a bottle has the overpressure of 2,5 atm then it has a total pressure of 3,5 atm

If a bottle has the underpressure of 0,25 atm then it has a total pressure of 0,75 atm
 
After some more thinking, i figured that since the ball bounces and at one moment, it deforms as it hits the ground. Since the internal pressure increases because of the smaller volumne, the pressure increases accordingly, and temperature increases as well.. However, i don't know how to calculate the temperature with the given parameter..
 

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