Calculating Payload for a Tethered Balloon System

Charles D. Tangren

doi:10.2737/SE-RN-298

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Calculating Payload for a Tethered Balloon System

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Authors:

Charles D. Tangren

Year:

1980

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SE-RN-298

Source:

Res. Note SE-298. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 12 p.

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Abstract

A graph method to calculate payload for a tethered balloon system, with the supporting helium lift and payload equations. is described. The balloon system is designed to collect emissions data during the convective-lift and no-convective-lift phases of a forest fire. A description of the balloon system and a list of factors affecting balloon selection are included.

Keywords

Smoke plumes forest fires particulate matter emission rate, helium lift balloon payload air pollution measurement

Citation

Tangren, Charles D. 1980. Calculating Payload for a Tethered Balloon System. Res. Note SE-298. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 12 p.