Biomechanical model for pressure transmission into the lung, with application to blast injury and blunt thoracic impact

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Oeters, D. I.¹; Morfey, C. L.¹

Affiliations

¹Inst. of Sound and Vibration Research (United Kingdom)
Abstract

The intrathoracic pressures produced by exposure to air or underwater blast waves of short duration are predicted using a simplified one-dimensional model. The theoretical model is then used to explore the protective effects of various added layers worn as jackets. Predictions are compared with results from a laboratory simulation model based on a water-filled shock tube.(A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 826430.

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