Accession Number:

AD0773395

Title:

Ballonet Gas Motion in Large Balloons: Model Design and Experiments,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

BATTELLE COLUMBUS LABS OHIO TACTEC

Personal Author(s):

• Holt,Charles F.

Report Date:

1973-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

73.0

Abstract:

The report presents model-scaling criteria by which a phenomenon such as ballonet slosh may be studied and to present the results of such an experiment with a 130 scale model of the ARPA Family 2 balloon.

Descriptors:

• *BALLOONS
• TETHERING
• GAS FLOW
• SLOSHING
• SCALING FACTOR
• CENTER OF GRAVITY
• MODEL TESTS

Subject Categories:

• Lighter-than-air Aircraft

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE