Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of Parachute Finite Mass Inflation

Figure 4

3D canopy shape during inflation versus time: (a) 0.18, (b) 0.54, (c) 0.62, (d) 0.95, (e) 1.6, and (f) 2.0.

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