The diagram shows the equipment and operation of a hot air balloon.
Overall, a common air balloon comprises two main parts: a big envelope and some simple equipment users can access to change their height based on the thermal regulation of air.
With regard to the construction of an air balloon, its upper part resembles an inverted onion, with the parachute valve at the top to allow users to control the rate at which hot air escapes. The envelope also consists of many 'gores', under whose coatings are a large number of panels. The lower part of the air balloon includes a skirt attached to a basket by ropes. There is a burner attached to the strap of the basket and two propane tanks inside of it.
Turning next to how the balloon works, propane is released from the two containers, and is mixed with air, and the mixture is ignited by means of a burner, creating a flame. As the temperature inside the envelope increases, the air inside gets lighter, pulling the balloon upward. In order to fly lower, users can reduce how much propane and air are burned so that the envelope is filled with more cool air, which is heavier and consequently pulls the balloon downward.
The diagram
shows
the equipment and operation of a hot
air
balloon.
Overall
, a common
air
balloon
comprises two main parts: a
big
envelope
and
some
simple equipment users can access to
change
their height based on the thermal regulation of air.
With regard to the construction of an
air
balloon
, its upper part resembles an inverted onion, with the parachute valve at the top to
allow
users to control the rate at which hot
air
escapes. The
envelope
also
consists of
many
'gores', under whose coatings are
a large number of
panels. The lower part of the
air
balloon
includes a skirt attached to a basket by ropes. There is a burner attached to the strap of the basket and two propane tanks
inside of
it.
Turning
next
to how the
balloon
works, propane
is released
from the two containers, and
is mixed
with
air
, and the mixture
is ignited
by means of a burner, creating a flame. As the temperature inside the
envelope
increases, the
air
inside
gets
lighter, pulling the
balloon
upward. In order to
fly
lower, users can
reduce
how much propane and
air
are burned
so
that the
envelope
is filled
with more cool
air
, which is heavier and
consequently
pulls the
balloon
downward.