STUDY OF PRESSURE PACKING TECHNIQUES FOR PARACHUTES

Abstract

An investigation was made of a parachute pressure packing procedure designed to find optimum parachute volume reduction techniques. Included are a description of the test equipment and a discussion of the influence of parachute types, time rate of pressure application and container shapes on the pack density. The results are presented in graph form. The study revealed that pressure packing using a mechanical press can reduce the volume of a good hand- packed parachute by approximately fifty percent under application of about 100 PSIG of pressure. This results in a pack density of 45 pounds per cubic foot. The obtained pack densities are independent of parachute type and time rate of pressure application.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0282341

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Containers
  • Contracts
  • Films
  • Geometric Forms
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Heavy Duty
  • Hydraulic Presses
  • Hydraulic Pressure
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Parachute Packs
  • Parachutes
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Ribbon Parachutes
  • Test Equipment

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Mathematics or Statistics