Aerostatics

The aerostatics is a branch of fluid statics the teaching of motionless, in particular the flow-free, compressible fluids (gases). Aerostatics deals with the density distribution primarily in the air. One of the associated applications is the barometric altitude formula .

Missiles whose density is lower than that of air are also referred to in English as aerostat - a generic term for balloons , blimps and airships .

Fields of work

Some fields of work in aerostatics are:

• the kinetic gas theory
• the gas pressure
• the air pressure measurement (with the help of a barometer )
• the gas density
• the composition of the soil air
• the partial pressure in gas mixtures
• Air pressure fluctuations
• Composition of the mountain air
• the cross section of the earth's atmosphere