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Deflated plastic bag in a vacuum chamber measures initial low vapor pressures of materials. The bag captures the test sample vapors and visual observation of the vapor-inflated bag under increasing external pressures yields pertinent data.
Processes for fabrication in space environment of five-foot diameter inflatable rigidized solar energy concentrators
Rotating mandrel permits the accurate cutting, forming, and sealing of plastic gores for assembly of an inflatable surface of revolution. The gores remain on the mandrel until the final seam is reached. Tolerances are tightly controlled by the mandrel configuration.
Emergency lifevest is inflated with carbon dioxide from a self-contained cartridge in 10 seconds. When deflated, it fits into a package occupying less than 20 cubic inches and weighing less than one pound.
Inflatable rubber gland positions and holds X ray film in positive contact with inner weld areas of mainfold torus assemblies for verifying the weld quality. The gland is constructed to conform to the inside diameter of the manifold torus.
Structural theory for inflated thin wall cylindrical beam
Latitudinal and seasonal variations in atmospheric densities during low solar activity obtained by inflatable air density satellites
Lightweight inflatable shadow shields for cryogenic space vehicles and performance in conjunction with superinsulation
Nonsymmetric inflation of dipole magnetic field by ionized gas, noting nonsymmetric gas dissipation
Inner magnetosphere inflation during geomagnetic storm observed by Explorer XXVI, noting relation of various phases to charged particles
Foam rigidizing for inflatable paraboloidal solar collector
Latitudinal and seasonal variations in atmospheric densities during low solar activity obtained by inflatable air density satellites
Inflation of magnetosphere near 8 earth radii in Southern Hemisphere using Explorer XIV SATELLITE
Material composition, weight, size, and unfolding factors entering into design of inflatable space station structures
Flight test of capacitance type meteoroid impact detector of aluminum polyethylene terephthalate using inflatable paraglider
Inflatable tourniquet effects on cardiovascular deconditioning during bed rest and water immersion studies on humans
Inflatable conical shell afterbody ballute for aerodynamic brakes in Mars atmospheric entry
Magnetic dipole nonlinear inflation by plasma explained by gas pressure noting relevance to geomagnetic storms