Surface precision of inflatable membrane reflectors

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 298-305

  Jenkins, C H ^a   Marker, D K ^b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b USAF Phillips Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INFLATABLE EQUIPMENT;

HENCKY PROBLEM; INFLATABLE MEMBRANE REFLECTORS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0032207952     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2888134     Document Type: Article

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