Design of ventilated helmets: Computational fluid and impact dynamics studies

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-278

  Pinnoji, Praveen K ^a   Haider, Zafar ^a   Mahajan, Puneet ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Design; Finite element; Fluid flow; Helmets; Impact

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUIDS; MOTORCYCLES; STANDARDS;

AIR FLOWS; AIR VELOCITIES; DROP TESTING; IMPACT DYNAMICS; NEW DESIGN; OPTIMUM SIZE;

AIR;

EID: 46249088408     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260801933626     Document Type: Article

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