The role of head tilt, hair and wind speed on forced convective heat loss through full-face motorcycle helmets: A thermal manikin study

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 346-353

  Bogerd, C P ^a   Bruhwiler P A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Forced convection; Heat loss; Motorcycle helmets

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; APPROXIMATION THEORY; AUTOMOBILE SAFETY DEVICES; FORCED CONVECTION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

HEAT LOSS; MOTORCYCLE HELMETS; THERMAL MANIKIN; TILT ANGLE;

HEAT LOSSES;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HAIR; HEAD TILTING; HEAT LOSS; HELMET; MEASUREMENT; MOTORCYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VELOCITY; WIND;

EID: 40849126415     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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