Study of a multi-tethered aerostat system - Experimental observations and model validation

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 1796-1809

  Lambert, Casey ^a,c,d   Nahon, Meyer ^a,c,d   Chalmers, Dean ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HELIUM; RADIO TELESCOPES; TURBULENCE; WIND;

AERIAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; AERODYNAMIC MODELS; MULTI-TETHERED AEROSTAT SYSTEM; TURBULENT WIND MODELS;

TETHERLINES;

EID: 33644540195     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2005-7492     Document Type: Conference Paper

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