Experimental investigation of undesired stable equilibria in pumpkin shape super-pressure balloon designs

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1682-1687

  Schur, W W ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Investigation of undesired stable equilibria; Pumpkin shape super pressure balloons; Scientific ballooning

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

GAS BUBBLE; PNEUMATIC ENVELOP; PUMPKIN'S; SKIN MATERIAL;

PNEUMATIC CONTROL;

BALLOON OBSERVATION; DESIGN;

EID: 2442631416     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.07.041     Document Type: Article

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