Modeling the shapes of constrained partially inflated high altitude balloons

AIAA International Balloon Technology Conference, 1999

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 231-241

  Baginskit, Frank ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

BALLOON SYSTEMS; EDGE-TO-EDGE; FILM STRESS; FILM WEIGHTS; HIGH-ALTITUDE BALLOONS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; TOTAL ENERGY; VOLUME CONSTRAINT;

BALLOONS;

EID: 84976587052     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-3882     Document Type: Conference Paper

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