BIOPHYSICAL EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT LEVELS AND SELECTED CONFIGURATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS COLD-WEATHER CLOTHING ENSEMBLE

Abstract

The Biophysics and Biomedical Modeling Division (BBMD) is examining a new thermal manikin testing paradigm where the measured thermal properties of individual layers of a multi-layer clothing system are used as inputs to a model that predicts the thermal characteristics of various multi-layer ensembles. Thermal and evaporative resistance measurements were completed on individual layers as well as for selected multi-layer ensembles. The measurements were performed on four different types of thermal manikins: whole-body, hand, foot, and head manikins. The measured results of the selected ensembles were compared to existing empirical equations that predict composite insulation from the clothing data for individual layers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 02, 2018
Accession Number
AD1046520

Entities

People

  • Anthony J. Karis
  • Betsy A. Moore
  • Timothy P. Rioux
  • Xiaojiang Xu

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Body Regions
  • Clothing
  • Databases
  • Equations
  • Footwear
  • Heat Transfer
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Insulation
  • Measurement
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Protective Clothing
  • Protective Equipment
  • Resistance
  • Test Methods
  • Thermal Insulation
  • Thermal Resistance

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene