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Is there any equation in physics that links pressure, volume, mass, temperature and bounce height?

I've been dropping squash balls at different temperatures from a constant height of 1m, and measuring the height they bounce up to. I understand that as you heat the squash balls, air molecules inside the ball (which has negligible increases in mass and volume) bounce again each other and the inside of the ball more often and harder, leading to more air pressure in the ball, and thus a higher bounce. Is there any equation that links pressure or temperature with a drop height and bounce height? I've been using Boyle's law, Charles law and the pressure law to find pressure, and there are existing formulae for volumes, of course, but how can I link pressure with bounce? I assume it will involve the coefficient of restitution somewhere, but I'm unsure. Thanks a lot! :)

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  • Asked by AarnKrry
  • on 2010-12-01 18:39:37
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Categories: Domestic Science, Technology, Unanswered.

Tags: temperature, gas, pressure, bounce, height, volume, restitution, squash, drop.

 

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