Nonuniqueness of strained ascent shapes of high altitude balloons

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1705-1710

  Baginski, F E ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonuniqueness of strained ascent; Scientific ballooning; Shapes of high altitude balloons

Indexed keywords

FILMS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INFLATABLE EQUIPMENT; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; VOLUME CONTROL (SPATIAL);

HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOONS; LOAD TENDON WEIGHT; LOBED STRUCTURE; NONUNIQUENESS;

BALLOONS;

BALLOON OBSERVATION; SHAPE ANALYSIS;

EID: 2442542264     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.10.033     Document Type: Article

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