Coated and laminated textiles for aerostats and airships : material challenges and technology /

"This book covers material challenges and technology innovation in coated and laminated textiles for aerostat and airship. Aerostats/airships are lighter-than-air (LTA) aircraft which are generally used in defense applications and face many harsh environmental conditions. For sustaining such co...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Joshi, Mangala (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to LTA systems: Aerostats and AirshipsMangala Joshi and Bapan AdakChapter 2: Modern Technologies for Manufacturing Aerostat and AirshipBS Butola, S Wazed Ali and Shikha ChouhanChapter 3: Fibres and Fabrics for Aerostat and AirshipAbhijit Majumdar and Unsanhame MawkhliengChapter 4: Coated Textiles for the Envelope of LTA systemsDipak K. Setua , Biswa R. Das , N. Eswara Prasad , Neeraj Mandlekar , Mangala JoshiChapter 5: Laminated Textiles for the envelope of LTA systemsMangala Joshi,Bapan Adak, Rishabh Tiwari and Sidhant VarshneyChapter 6: Polyurethane Nanocomposite based films and coatings: An advanced material for aerostat/airship envelopeMangala Joshi ,Bapan Adak and Upashana ChatterjeeChapter 7: Degradation behaviour of polymers and Failure Mechanisms in envelope of LTA systemsMangala Joshi, Upashana Chatterjee and Gaurav SinghChapter 8 : Developments in Weather Resistant Polyurethane Coatings for InflatablesMangala Joshi and Upashana ChatterjeeChapter 9: Testing and Evaluation of LTA systemsBS Butola, S Parashuram, Gaurav Singh and Neeraj MandlekarChapter 10: Modelling for Performance Analysis of Aerostat/AirshipBapan Adak, S Parashuram and Mangala JoshiChapter 11: Future Trends in the Area of Material Development for Aerostat/AirshipSubhash Mandal, Debmalya Roy, Kingsuk Mukhopadhyay, N. EswaraPrasad, Mangala Joshi