Numerical modeling of pumpkin balloon instability

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA 5th ATIO and the AIAA 16th Lighter-than-Air Systems Technology Conference and Balloon Systems Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 1394-1420

  Wakefield, David ^a,b  

^a Tensys Dynamics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT BALLOONS; INFLATION; PUMPKIN BALLOONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; STRESSES; SYSTEM STABILITY;

BALLOONS;

EID: 33644512398     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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