Coated and Laminated Textiles for Aerostats and Airships

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 conditions, special requirements are there for the material to be used in aerostat/airship which generally includes a multi-layered coated/laminated textile using a textile fabric in base layer and different polymersfor coating/lamination. Therefore, this book covers typical materials developed by different countries, challenges for developing material for aerostat/airship envelope and the future scope. Features: Exclusive title on materials used for LTA (lighter than air) envelope. Discusses material challenges such as selection of suitable fiber, polymer, additive, coating/lamination technique, joint type, and sealing techniques. Includes typical materials developed by different companies and researchers worldwide. Clearly explains technical concepts using figures, schemes, and tabulated data. Includes case studies on material developed for aerostat/airship by different countries including NASA, Lockheed Martin, JAXA, ADRDE and DRDO. This book aims at Graduate Students, Researchers and Professionals in Textiles Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering--