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299:, is sometimes used as a lift gas when hydrogen and helium are not available. It has the advantage of not leaking through balloon walls as rapidly as the smaller molecules of hydrogen and helium. Many lighter-than-air balloons are made of aluminized plastic that limits such leakage; hydrogen and helium leak rapidly through latex balloons. However, methane is highly flammable and like hydrogen is not appropriate for use in passenger-carrying airships. It is also relatively dense and a potent 36: 443: 340:). It is non-flammable and much cheaper than helium. The concept of using steam for lifting is therefore already 200 years old. The biggest challenge has always been to make a material that can resist it. In 2003, a university team in Berlin, Germany, has successfully made a 150 °C steam lifted balloon. However, such a design is generally impractical due to high boiling point and condensation. 601: 170:, an amount of gas (and also a mixture of gases such as air) expands as it is heated. As a result, a certain volume of gas has a lower density as the temperature is higher. The temperature of the hot air in the envelope will vary depending upon the ambient temperature, but the maximum continuous operating temperature for most balloons is 250 °F (121 °C). 482:
aerogel material and the air contained within. In 2021, a group of researchers successfully levitated a series of carbon aerogels by heating them with a halogen lamp, which had the effect of lowering the density of the air trapped in the porous microstructure of the aerogel, allowing the aerogel to float.
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Because of the enormous density difference between water and gases (water is about 1,000 times denser than most gases), the lifting power of underwater gases is very strong. The type of gas used is largely inconsequential because the relative differences between gases is negligible in relation to the
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In a theoretically perfect situation with weightless spheres, a "vacuum balloon" would have 7% more net lifting force than a hydrogen-filled balloon, and 16% more net lifting force than a helium-filled one. However, because the walls of the balloon must be able to remain rigid without imploding, the
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This calculation is at sea level at 0 °C. For higher altitudes, or higher temperatures, the amount of lift will decrease proportionally to the air density, but the ratio of the lifting capability of hydrogen to that of helium will remain the same. This calculation does not include the mass of
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posed by hydrogen. The extremely high cost of helium (compared to hydrogen) has led researchers to re-investigate the safety issues of using hydrogen as a lift gas, especially for vehicles not carrying passengers and being deployed away from populated areas. With good engineering and good handling
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with a density less than air, the lightest recorded so far reaching a density approximately 1/6th that of air. Aerogels don't float in ambient conditions, however, because air fills the pores of an aerogel's microstructure, so the apparent density of the aerogel is the sum of the densities of the
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At higher altitudes, the air pressure is lower and therefore the pressure inside the balloon is also lower. This means that while the mass of lifting gas and mass of displaced air for a given lift are the same as at lower altitude, the volume of the balloon is much greater at higher altitudes.
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is a gas that has a density lower than normal atmospheric gases and rises above them as a result, making it useful in lifting lighter-than-air aircraft. Only certain lighter than air gases are suitable as lifting gases. Dry air has a density of about 1.29 g/L (gram per liter) at
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is lighter than air and could theoretically be used as a lifting gas. However, it is extremely corrosive, highly toxic, expensive, is heavier than other lifting gases, and has a low boiling point of 19.5 °C. Its use would therefore be impractical.
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is lighter than air (density 0.900 g/L at STP, average atomic mass 20.17 g/mol) and could lift a balloon. Like helium, it is non-flammable. However, it is rare on Earth and expensive, and is among the heavier lifting gases.
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A submerged balloon that rises will expand or even explode because of the strong pressure reduction, unless gas is able to escape continuously during the ascent or the balloon is strong enough to withstand the change in pressure.
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has been used as a lifting gas in balloons, but while inexpensive, it is relatively heavy (density 0.769 g/L at STP, average molecular mass 17.03 g/mol), poisonous, an irritant, and can damage some metals and plastics.
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Hydrogen is extremely flammable. Some countries have banned the use of hydrogen as a lift gas for commercial vehicles but it is allowed for recreational free ballooning in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany. The
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of earth atmospheric pressure – so a huge balloon would be needed even for a tiny lifting effect. Overcoming the weight of such a balloon would be difficult, but several proposals to explore Mars with balloons have been
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and other gases, was also used in balloons. It was widely available and cheap. Disadvantages include a higher density (reducing lift), its flammability and the high toxicity of the carbon monoxide content.
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that cannot be practically manufactured from other materials. When released into the atmosphere, e.g., when a helium-filled balloon leaks or bursts, helium eventually escapes into space and is lost.
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is an unsaturated hydrocarbon that's 3% less dense than air. Unlike nitrogen however, ethylene is highly flammable and far more expensive, rendering use as a lifting gas highly impractical.
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Although abundant in the universe, helium is very scarce on Earth. The only commercially viable reserves are a few natural gas wells, mostly in the US, that trapped it from the slow
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through many materials such as latex, so that the balloon will deflate quickly. This is one reason that many hydrogen or helium filled balloons are constructed out of
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and abundantly available, because it is the major component of air. However, because nitrogen is only 3% lighter than air, it is not a good choice for a lifting gas.
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for a human habitat that would float in the atmosphere of Venus at an altitude where both the pressure and the temperature are Earth-like. In 1985, the Soviet
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The diffusion issue shared with hydrogen (though, as helium's molecular radius (138 pm) is smaller, it diffuses through more materials than hydrogen).
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are the most commonly used lift gases. Although helium is twice as heavy as (diatomic) hydrogen, they are both significantly lighter than air.
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is 10% lighter than air and could be used as a lifting gas. Its extreme flammability and low lifting power make it an unattractive choice.
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balloon is impractical to construct with any known material. Despite that, sometimes there is discussion on the topic.
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or partial vacuum. As early as 1670, over a century before the first manned hot-air balloon flight, the Italian monk
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for the least dense (lightest) solid. Aerogel is mostly air because its structure is like that of a highly vacuous
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A balloon can only have buoyancy if there is a medium that has a higher average density than the balloon itself.
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is lighter than air (density 0.804 g/L at STP, average molecular mass 18.015 g/mol) due to water's low
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density of water. However, some gases can liquefy under high pressure, leading to an abrupt loss of buoyancy.
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is the second lightest gas (0.1786 g/L at STP). For that reason, it is an attractive gas for lifting as well.
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A major advantage is that this gas is noncombustible. But the use of helium has some disadvantages, too:
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is about 50% denser than Earth air, ordinary Earth air could be a lifting gas on Venus. This has led to
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A different approach for high altitude ballooning, especially used for long duration flights is the
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deployed two helium balloons in Venus's atmosphere at an altitude of 54 km (34 mi).
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Sean A. Barton (21 October 2009). "Stability Analysis of an Inflatable Vacuum Chamber".
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It is also possible to combine some of the above solutions. A well-known example is the
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The lifting power in air of hydrogen and helium can be calculated using the theory of
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Thus helium is almost twice as dense as hydrogen. However, buoyancy depends upon the
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it is however a major safety hazard, on a scale even greater than that of hydrogen.
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Therefore, the amount of mass that can be lifted by helium in air at sea level is:
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is slightly lighter than molecular nitrogen with a molecular mass of 27.7. Being
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is due primarily to the large proportion of air within the solid and not the
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are a type of deep-sea submersibles that use gasoline as the "lifting gas".
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of radioactive materials within Earth. By human standards, helium is a
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and the buoyant force for one m of hydrogen in air at sea level is:
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when compared with typical atmospheric gases such as nitrogen gas (N
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and the buoyant force for one m of helium in air at sea level is:
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or pumped through a hose from the diver's ship on the surface.
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which combines a core of helium with an outer shell of hot air.
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Bonnici, Maurizio; Tacchini, Alessandro; Vucinic, Dean (2014).
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use ballast tanks and trim tanks with air to regulate their
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While not a gas, it is possible to synthesize an ultralight
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Theoretically, an aerostatic vehicle could be made to use a
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Thus hydrogen's additional buoyancy compared to helium is:
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Permeation Barrier for Lightweight Liquid Hydrogen Tanks
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A balloon that is designed to lift to extreme heights (
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proposal included a balloon to circumnavigate Titan.
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Gas used to create buoyancy in a balloon or aerostat
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alpha decay
non-renewable resource
coal gas
carbon monoxide
Ammonia

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