An air cannon uses compressed air to propel a projectile from rest to a final velocity. Consider an air cannon that is to accelerate a 10-gram projectile to a speed of 300 m/s using compressed air, whose temperature cannot exceed 20°C. The volume of the storage tank is not to exceed 0.1 m3. Select the storage volume size and maximum storage pressure that requires the minimum amount of energy to fill the tank.

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An air cannon uses compressed air to propel a
projectile from rest to a final velocity. Consider an air cannon
that is to accelerate a 10-gram projectile to a speed of
300 m/s using compressed air, whose temperature cannot
exceed 20°C. The volume of the storage tank is not to exceed
0.1 m3. Select the storage volume size and maximum storage
pressure that requires the minimum amount of energy to fill
the tank.

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