Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Hot Air Balloons

Hot air balloons are incredible machines that capture a tremendous amount of energy into one big bubble. The balloons use propane to heat the air over 200 degrees before blowing it into the balloon. With a capacity of 7-10 million btu's, the burners are 30-40 times the capacity of a typical home furnace. These images from last weekends balloon festival show the visible light image alongside an image taken with a thermal camera.
note: the green-yellow blobs below the balloons are people.

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  1. Mary MurphySeptember 24, 2014 at 10:09 PM

    Dennis - You should come down to Albuquerque, NM the first weekend through the second weekend in October for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta - 500+ hot air balloons. This year it is October 4-12.

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  2. Dennis O'HaraSeptember 25, 2014 at 7:25 AM

    Mary,
    I would love to go sometime. Thanks for the invite!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2014 at 10:38 AM

    Was a reason for the Tregurthas grounding uncovered??

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