Quantitative Comparison of two Chemical Biological Protective Suits: The Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST) and the Tactical Advanced Threat Protective Ensemble (TATPE)
Abstract
This report provides a quantitative assessment and comparison of the biophysical properties of the Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST) Chemical Biological (CB) Protective suit (JSLSIT); the Tactical Advanced Threat Protective Ensemble (TATPE) Chemical Biological (CB) Protective suit (TATPE); the JSLIST CB suit plus the Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) body armor with front, back and side plates (JSLIST IOTV); and the TATPE CB suit plus the IOTV body armor with front, back and side plates (TATPE IOTV). Thermal and evaporative resistances (Rt and Ret) were conducted (ASTM F1291-16 and ASTM F2370-16). Modeling was used to make predictions of human responses for three work intensities (120 (Rest), 150, 250, 350, and 425 W) in three environmental conditions, desert, jungle, and temperate. Biophysical testing found increased thermal insulation (clo) and slight change in evaporative potential (im/clo) for each additional level of clothing, JSLIST (1.76 clo, 0.18 im/clo), JSLIST with IOTV (2.07 clo, 0.15 im/clo), TATPE (1.30 clo, 0.04 im/clo), TATPE with IOTV (1.69 clo, 0.05 im/clo) at 0.4 ms-1 wind speeds.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 16, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1097108
Entities
People
- Adam W Potter
- Julio A. Gonzalez
Organizations
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine