THERMAL INSULATION OF AIR FORCE CLOTHING. A CATALOG AND PART 5 OF A SERIES

Abstract

Results of the fifth of a series of thermal insulation studies performed with electrically heated hand, foot, head, and entire body models are presented. The experimental data include results obtained with light, medium, and heavy clothing types, as well as with thermal protective items of a specialized nature. A revised catalog listing individually the insulation in clo units of numerous recently developed clothing items is included. These are arranged in order of increasing value in each clothing category (i.e., light, medium, and heavy). Relationship between the measured and calculated thermal insulation of clothing assemblies is shown graphically and correction factors for use with each category of catalogued clothing are graphed. The effect of laundering on thermal insulation of many recent Air Force clothing assemblies is illustrated and discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0256875

Entities

People

  • Johannes W. Polte
  • John F. Hall Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Exposure Suits
  • Fabrics
  • Fibers
  • Flight Clothing
  • Flight Helmets
  • G Suits
  • High Altitude
  • Insulation
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Suits
  • Protective Clothing
  • Sleeping Bags
  • Survival
  • Synthetic Materials

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics