Wind tunnel and field investigations of shapes for balloon shelters.
Series: NCAR Technical Notes | NCAR/TN- ; 82+EDDBoulder, CO : National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), 1973Description: 55 pagesContent type:- text
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Technical Report
This report discusses the results of a series of wind tunnel and field tests performed in support of a program to develop a balloon inflation and launch shelter. The study discusses scaling criteria for simulating a shelter; velocity, turbulence, and frequency spectra downwind of four basic shelter shapes; the effects of screen materials on a shelter's efficiency; and the influence of the presence of a simulated balloon upon the effectiveness of the shelter.