Balloon Stress-Band Analysis

A test program to photograph tropopause-level balloon ascent failures unexpectedly revealed the presence of a circumferential stress band in certain balloons which failed catastrophically in flight. This document concludes that modification or elimination of the stress band in balloon designs could prevent failure.

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Author Baker, Harold
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Publication Date 1966-01-01T00:00:00
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Suggested Citation Baker, Harold. (1966). Balloon Stress-Band Analysis. UCAR/NCAR - Library. http://n2t.net/ark:/85065/d7h41qvf. Accessed 24 November 2024.

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