The Analysis of High Temperature Occurrences at Selected Internal and Surface Locations in Food Storage Dumps and Isolated Small Cartons at Yuma, Arizona

Abstract

A detailed computer study is presented of hourly temperature distributions at nine positions in cartons in four differently exposed storage dumps, in small isolated Abandon Ship Ration Cartons and at seven tarpaulin surface and carton surface positions. The observations were made during July 1955 at Yuma, Arizona, a desert area of extremely high solar radiation and ambient temperature. Continued demand for more detailed temperature distribution data at the other 40 positions measured, including interior cartons, small isolated cartons, and tarpaulin and carton surface temperatures, coupled with the present availability of sophisticated data reduction and computer facilities at US Army Natick Laboratories has prompted the much more detailed analysis reported herein. A mass of temperature distribution data in tabular and graphic forms is now available for all the positions studied, as well as the isolated small cartons and surface temperatures which were not heretofore studied.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0736359

Entities

People

  • Aubrey Greenwald
  • William L. Porter

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Masses
  • Air Temperature
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Reduction
  • Data Science
  • Earth Sciences
  • Equations
  • Fiberboard
  • Geographic Regions
  • High Temperature
  • Information Science
  • Pilot Studies
  • Regression Analysis
  • Solar Radiation
  • Surface Temperature
  • Temperature Gradients

Readers

  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.