Multidisciplinary shape optimization of aerostat envelopes

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1073-1076

  Ram, C Vijay ^a,b   Pant, Rajkumar S ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b Aerospace Engineering Department   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC STABILITY; AIRSHIPS; FLIGHT ENVELOPES; VERTICAL STABILIZERS;

BUOYANCY FORCES; FLIGHT MECHANICS; OPTIMUM SHAPE; PAY LOAD CAPACITY; SELF-WEIGHT; SURFACE AREA;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 77953153397     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.46744     Document Type: Article

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