Energy Released on the Explosion of a Compressed Air Tank
A compressed air tank has a volume of 0.167 m ^{3} and contains air at 25°C and 650 bar when it explodes. Estimate the amount of work done on the surroundings in the explosion. Compute the TNT equivalent of the compressed air tank blast.
Data: For air C_{ P }^{*}=29.3 J /( mol K ) \text { and } \gamma=C_{ P }^{*} / C_{ V }^{*}=1.396.