An airship design methodology based on available solar energy in low stratosphere

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 171-181

  Dumas, Antonio ^a   Trancossi, Michele ^a   Anzillotti, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; FUEL CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DESIGN METHODOLOGY; DESIGN-PROCESS; ENERGETIC BALANCE; ENERGY VECTORS; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; MILITARY USE; OXYGEN PRODUCTION; PAPER ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIPS;

AIRSHIPS;

EID: 84881401028     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2010-38931     Document Type: Conference Paper

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