Non-lethal blast wave interactions with a human head

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 92-103

  Ortega, J M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast wave; Shock wave interaction; Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; BLAST WAVE INTERACTIONS; BLAST WAVES; DRAG FORCES; EXPLOSIVE CHARGES; HIGH EXPLOSIVE CHARGE; HUMAN HEAD; SHOCK PHYSICS; SHOCK WAVE INTERACTION; SURFACE PRESSURES; TRANSIENT FORCES; TRANSIENT LOAD; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES;

BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHOCK WAVES; WAVES;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 80054852216     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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