Influence of the postion of crew members on aerodynamics performance of two-man bobsleigh

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2733-2742

  Dabnichki, Peter ^a   Avital, Eldad ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Bobleigh; CFD

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MACHINE DESIGN; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; WIND TUNNELS;

BOBSLEIGH AERODYNAMICS; DESIGN CONSTRAINTS; EQUIPMENT IMPACT; WINDTUNNEL TESTS;

AERODYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AIR MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; SNOW SPORTS;

EID: 33750363349     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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