"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"--
Aerostats/airships are lighter-than-air (LTA) aircraft which are generally used in defense applications and face many harsh environmental conditions. This book covers material challenges and technology innovation in coated and laminated textiles for aerostat/airship including materials used by different countries, challenges and future scope.
1: Introduction to LTA Systems: Aerostats and Airships
2: Modern Technologies for Manufacturing Aerostats and Airships
3: Fibres and Fabrics for Aerostats and Airships
4: Coated Textiles for the Envelope of Lighter-than-Air (LTA) Systems
5: Laminated Textiles for the Envelope of LTA Vehicles
6: Polyurethane Nanocomposite-Based Advanced Material for Aerostat/Airship
Envelopes
7: Weathering and Degradation Behaviour of Materials Used in Envelopes of LTA
Systems
8: Developments in Weather-Resistant Polyurethane Coatings for Inflatables
9: Testing and Evaluation of LTA Systems
10: Modelling for Performance Analysis of Aerostats/Airships
11: Future Trends in the Area of Material Developments for Aerostat/Airship
Mangala Joshi is a Professor in the Department of Textile Technology at IIT Delhi. She specializes in Polymer / Fiber Science & Technology and is an alumnus of IIT Delhi having obtained her M Tech and PhD degrees in Polymer Science and Technology in the year 1986 and 1992 respectively. Her current research interests are - Nanotechnology Applications in Textiles, Polymer Nanocomposites: fibers and coatings, Nano-Biomaterials, Nanocoatings and Nanofibers, Bioactive and Functional Textiles and Environmental Friendly Technologies. She has been involved in investigating several sponsored research projects funded by DST (Nanomission), Govt. of India, Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE, Agra) DRDO, Department of Biotechnology (DBT- Govt. of India) and Industry both national and international. She is the recipient of 3rd National award (2012-13) for Technology Innovation under the category of R &D in the field of Polymer Science and Technology awarded by Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt of India. She is the coordinator of research vertical on Smart and Intelligent Textiles under the Joint Advanced Technology Centre (JATC) set up at IIT Delhi by Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) under an MOU. She is the principal investigator of research project on Development of Materials for Aerostat and Airship Envelope under JATC. She was also a member of Nano Research Group at IIT Delhi working on Bioactive Nanocomposites under a sponsored project by US multinational Lockheed Martin wherein she holds a US patent and currently working on sponsored project from GAIL India on Multifunctional Hybrid Polymer Nanocomposites . She has guided many PhD, M Tech and B Tech projects at IIT Delhi related to these research areas. She has more than 80 refereed publications in international and national journals and about 100+ papers in conferences and also authored several book chapters. She has traveled widely abroad and presented her work at prestigious International as well as national Conferences as invited speaker. She serves as Core member for Expert Committee on Materials, Mining and Metallurgy and Co-opted member for expert committee on Engineering Sciences of Science and Engineering Research Board SERB, DST, Govt. of India for the year 2015-18. She is member of Research Advisory Council of ADRDE, DRDO, Agra, DMSRDE, Kanpur, Northern India Textile Research Association, NITRA, Ghaziabad and PSG Institute of Advanced Research, Coimbatore. She is an executive member of professional bodies such as Polymer Processing Academy (PPA) and Fiber Forum India (FFI), Textile Association of India.
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