Universality considerations for graphing parachute opening shock factor versus mass ratio

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 528-538

  Potvin, J ^a,b,c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Parks College   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; MOMENTUM; PARACHUTES; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; THEOREM PROVING;

DYNAMIC PRESSURE; INFLATION TIME; MASS RATIO; SHOCK FACTOR;

GRAPHIC METHODS;

EID: 34248575349     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.24061     Document Type: Article

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