A helium balloon is to lift a payload to an altitude of 40 km, where the atmospheric pressure and temperature are 3.0 mbar and − 25°C, respectively. The balloon skin is polyester with specific gravity of 1.28 and thickness of 0.015 mm. To maintain a spherical shape, the balloon is pressurized to a gage pressure of 0.45 mbar. Determine the maximum balloon diameter if the allowable tensile stress in the skin is limited to 62 MN/m2. What payload can be carried?
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