Design and Analysis of Single Cell Balloons,

Abstract

The procedures used in the design and analysis of single cell balloons are reviewed and reformulated to include lobing between load tapes and a realistic model of the load transfer mechanism between load carrying members. Results are presented for a typical 'heavy' load balloon which reveal the existence of significant circumferential stresses near the edge of the cap under certain conditions. Results also suggest a more severe state of stress below the design altitude than above. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA072828

Entities

People

  • James L. Rand

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Arm Bones
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Constitutive Equations
  • Curvature
  • Differential Equations
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Films
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Shear Stresses
  • Stresses

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  • Structural Dynamics.