Two wheeler helmets with ventilation and metal foam

Defence Science Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 304-311

  Pinnoji, Praveen K ^a   Mahajan, Puneet ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

CFD ventilation models; Human head; Impact dynamics; Metal foam; Motorcycle helmets

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FOAMS; GROUND VEHICLES; IMPACT STRENGTH; VENTILATION;

HUMAN HEAD; IMPACT DYNAMICS; METAL FOAMS; MOTORCYCLE HELMETS;

AUTOMOBILE SAFETY DEVICES;

EID: 42149188251     PISSN: 0011748X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14429/dsj.58.1650     Document Type: Conference Paper

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