RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD OF HIGH ALTITUDE PLASTIC BALLOONS. VOLUME 5

Abstract

Contents: Launching summary; Balloon design: (a) Considerations on balloon shape; (b) Calculations of cylinder balloon shapes; (c) Cylinder balloons; (d) Computed natural balloon shape for a specific requirement of the Moby Dick project; (e) Duct appendix. Weeksville inflation tests, Diffusion in balloons, Vertical flight, Instrumentation, Telemetering and Communication. (Not abstracted)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 22, 1952
Accession Number
AD0020131

Entities

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Intakes
  • Climate Change
  • Convection
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Energy
  • Geometry
  • Heat Transfer
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Mechanics
  • Radio Signals
  • Recording Systems
  • Repetition Rate
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Tensile Strength
  • Wiring Diagrams

Readers

  • Fault Tolerant Diagnosis of Black and White Balloon Isolation Tests Using ¥.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.