Flow visualization of bicycle helmets for optimal ventilation design

Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages 973-981

  Sznitman, Josué ^a   Kritter, Fabien ^a   Rösgen, Thomas ^a   Brühwiler, Paul A ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICYCLE HELMETS; OPTIMAL VENTILATION DESIGN; STREAMTUBES; VENTILATION EFFICIENCY;

BICYCLES; CHANNEL FLOW; FORCED CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VENTILATION; WATER SUPPLY TUNNELS;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EID: 29644434671     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/HT2005-72751     Document Type: Conference Paper

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