STUDY OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BALLOONS AND BALLOON MATERIALS

Abstract

STUDY OF BALLOON FILMS AND THEIR EFFECT ON BALLOON FLIGHT PERFORMANCE: Raw materials; neoprene polymers, accelerators, reinforcing fillers. Development of formulations with desirable film properties; dual- purpose balloon compounds, fast-rise balloon compounds. Correlation of film properties with flight data; dual-purpose balloons. EFFECTS OF FLIGHT CONDITIONS ON BALLOON FILM PERFORMANCE: IR, UV and other short-wave radiation; Prediction of balloon performance; determination of physical properties of constant-level balloon films; stress in sounding balloons. STUDY OF BALLOON CONFIGURATION: Balloons with mechanical attachments to improve rate of ascent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 24, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267321

Entities

People

  • Eric E. Nelson
  • Herman Newstein

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Elevation
  • Equations
  • Field Equipment
  • High Altitude
  • Internal Pressure
  • Low Temperature
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Measurement
  • Night Flight
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Physical Properties
  • Reflectivity
  • Resilience
  • Shape
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation

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