An Aneroid Pressure Sensor for Constant-Level Balloons
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- 1 September 1975
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of Applied Meteorology
- Vol. 14 (6) , 1125-1134
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1975)014<1125:aapsfc>2.0.co;2
Abstract
The pressure sensor for the Tropical Wind Energy conversion and Reference Level Experiment (TWERLE) is described. Key design features of the sensor are: capacitive coupling, reference at midrange, up-down counting, passive oven, storage at flight pressure and prelaunch calibration. Sensor specifications are given which are based on the production results of 440 units. Drift, as estimated from simulated life tests, is 1 mb per 6 months. The overall weight of the sensor, including thermal package, is 180 g.Keywords
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