SIMULATION OF A BIOFEEDBACK MICROCLIMATE COOLING SYSTEM USING A HUMAN THERMOREGULATION MODEL

Abstract

Objectives of this project were to analyze heat transfer processes among skin, FCC and the environment, and develop algorithms for FCC characteristics and incorporate the algorithms into the existing Six Cylinder Thermoregulatory Model (SCTM). The FCC version of the SCTM was used to study the interaction between human thermoregulation and FCC and to determine FCC efficacy under wide ranges of metabolic rates and environmental conditions. The operational impact of the potential implementation of FCC is an extended system duration on a single battery charge compared with the same system operating in a constant cooling paradigm. Thus, the overall objective of this project is to define the conditions where operating duration is extended with FCC.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1042299

Entities

People

  • Brad Laprise
  • Laurie Blanchard
  • Walter Teal
  • Xiaojiang Xu

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blood Flow
  • Body Temperature
  • Clothing
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energy
  • Energy Consumption
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Heat Balance
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Transfer
  • Human Body
  • Liquid Cooling
  • Protective Clothing
  • Temperature Control

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  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Software Engineering.