A subfield of fluid statics, aerostatics is the study of gases that are not in motion with respect to the coordinate system in which they are considered...
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Air bearing (section Aerostatic bearings)
Air bearings (also known as aerostatic or aerodynamic bearings) are bearings that use a thin film of pressurized gas to provide a low friction load-bearing...
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Aerostat (redirect from Aerostatic balloon)
protected by an outer envelope. Aerostats are so named because they use aerostatic lift which is a buoyant force that does not require movement through the...
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The French Aerostatic Corps or Company of Aeronauts (French: compagnie d'aƩrostiers) was the world's first balloon unit, founded in 1794 to use balloons...
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The Lockheed Martin P-791 is an experimental aerostatic and aerodynamic hybrid airship developed by Lockheed Martin. The first flight of the P-791 took...
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a private blimp used by advertising companies P-791, an experimental aerostatic/aerodynamic hybrid airship developed by Lockheed-Martin corporation SVAM...
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direct use or generation of wind energy by the use of aerodynamic or aerostatic lift devices. AWE technology is able to harvest high altitude winds, in...
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A rocket engine nozzle is a propelling nozzle (usually of the de Laval type) used in a rocket engine to expand and accelerate combustion products to high...
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generated externally (aerostatic) or internally (aerodynamic). Aerodynamic bearings can only be operated in high-speed applications, aerostatic bearings are required...
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was the Parseval semi-rigid design. Hybrid airships fly with a positive aerostatic contribution, usually equal to the empty weight of the system, and the...
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