Engineering Performance Evaluation of Army Fluidic Volume-Cycled Respirator, Model 4
Abstract
The overall performance of the previous Army volume-cycled respirator models was satisfactory; however, the flow consumption (61 lambda/min) was determined to be undesirably high. The Model 4 volume-cycled respirator was designed to reduce the required amount of flow while retaining the functions (volume- and pressure-cycling capabilities, assist and control) of the previous models by using low-power flueric components and combining the patient and power circuits. The maximum flow consumption of a breadboard model of this respirator was 21 percent of that required by the previous models, and general performance of this respirator exceeds that of the previous models.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0736353
Entities
People
- Leland R. Jones