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Sweden Replicate Balloon
- Experimentally demonstrate the "S" cleft seen in the Sweden balloon with a scaled structure
- To try to replicate the balloon spool interface seen during the Sweden launch. The Sweden balloon's stack had ingested gores and a wrap around as it crossed the spool before launch.
- Investigate the "Pac Man" ascent configuration on final balloon deployment
- If "S" cleft formed, investigate
- The structures stability - manipulate the structure to try to pull out cleft
- The influence of friction in the "S" cleft
- Forces in the clefted region
- Repeat the inflation and re-deployment of the balloon to confirm the findings
