Sport aerodynamics / edited by Helge Nrstrud.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nrstrud, Helge, 1934-

Series:

Courses and lectures ; no. 506.

CISM courses and lectures ; no. 506

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biomechanics.

Human mechanics.

Sports sciences.

Sports--Physiological aspects.

Sports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2008.

Place of Publication:

Wien ; New York : Springer Verlag, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In sport disciplines such as running, ice skating, bicycling and cross-country skiing the aerodynamic drag force constitutes the major obstacle to overcome. Furthermore, in ski jumping and in various activities involving a ball the aerodynamic lift force comes in addition into action. This book describes the various sport disciplines on the basis of aerodynamic analysis and also cover the biomechanics part by illustrative performance examples. Such treatment of the underlying physical phenomena of sport activities gives a valuable supplement to existing literature on sport. The reader will also be guided to references which exist for the various topics discussed, so she or he can go into a deeper study of the particular sport activity at wish.

Contents:

Basic Aerodynamics

Factors influencing on running

Cycling Aerodynamics

Performance factors in bicycling: Human power, drag, and rolling resistance

Skin Suit Aerodynamics in Speed Skating

Cross-Country Skiing

Alpine Downhill and Speed-Skiing

Performance factors in ski jumping

Computer simulation of ski jumping based on wind tunnel data

Ski-Jumping Aerodynamics: Model-Experiments and CFD-Simulations

Some Aspects of Ski Jumping

Sports Ball Aerodynamics.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612330889

9781282330887

1282330888

9783211892978

3211892974

OCLC:

428884925