THERMAL PROTECTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER

Abstract

The objectives were to evaluate in the field, under the conditions of an actual nuclear detonation, the performance of clothing and other items developed for the protection of the individual soldier and to provide assistance to the personnel of Project 8.2 in an investigation of the feasibility of using a skin simulant as a substitute for animate skin in studying weapon effects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 10, 1959
Accession Number
AD0460309

Entities

People

  • Allan J. Mcquade
  • Frank H. Babers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burns
  • Cameras
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Health Services
  • Intensity
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • New York
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Warfare
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.