Modeling the shapes of constrained partially inflated high-altitude balloons

AIAA Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1662-1672

  Baginski, F ^a   Collier, W ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONSTRAINT THEORY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC TAPES; POLYETHYLENES; POTENTIAL ENERGY; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOONS;

BALLOONS;

EID: 0035448224     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.1523     Document Type: Article

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