Heat transfer variations of bicycle helmets

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 999-1011

  Bruhwiler P ^a   Buyan, M ^a   Huber, R ^a   Bogerd, C ^a   Sznitman, J ^b   Graf, S ^b   Rosgen T ^b  

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

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bicycle; Comfort; Heat exchange; Helmet ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPOSURE; HEAT TRANSFER; HELMET; PHENOMENOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SCALP; THERMODYNAMICS; VELOCITY; WIND;

BICYCLING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; THERMODYNAMICS; VENTILATION;

EID: 33746782155     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410500457877     Document Type: Article

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