TEST OF TRUCK, 3/4 TON, REFRIGERATED AMBULANCE.
Abstract
A subject ambulance was tested in the laboratory hot room under two simulated climatic conditions: Desert, with diurnal variation in radiant heat, provided by a bank of infrared lamps on the ceiling, and with temperature changes approximating an average day in the desert. Jungle, with moderately high temperature and extreme moisture content of the air, but without radiation. Air temperatures were taken periodically inside and outside the vehicle, and surface temperatures were measured on the top and sides, both externally and internally. It was recommended that the subject vehicle be considered adequate for transportation of casualties in climates where ambient temperatures above 100F with low humidity are encountered. Greater refrigeration capacity be provided for use in tropical climates where high relative humidities are encountered. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 15, 1943
- Accession Number
- AD0652265
Entities
People
- Robert H. Walpole
Organizations
- United States Army Medical Research Laboratory