Simulation of airbag inflation processes using a coupled fluid structure approach

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 289-297

  Marklund, P O ^a   Nilsson, L ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Airbag inflation; Finite element method; Fluid structure; Interaction; Large deformation

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; VELOCITY;

FLUID STRUCTURE APPROACH;

AUTOMOBILE AIR BAGS;

EID: 0036814868     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-002-0341-z     Document Type: Article

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