Batting Type Filling Materials for Sleeping Bags

Abstract

This report summarizes work carried out to evaluate and develop synthetic type filling materials and constructions for improved military sleeping bags. Several types of developmental and newer commercial synthetic filling materials were evaluated in various configurations and combinations. Tests included laboratory hot plate, manikin (copper man) tests in sleeping bag form, and user tests under field conditions. Battings made from either crimped continuous polyester filaments or unbonded cut staple polyester fibers, when assembled in selected constructions, resulted in sleeping bags that, in their overall characteristics, offer economical and functional improvements over the standard Tan-O-Quil-QM treated feathers and down mixture used in the standard military sleeping bag.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA032336

Entities

People

  • Frank P. Calabrese
  • Richard D. Wells

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Burning Rate
  • Clothing
  • Combustion
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Fabrics
  • Fibers
  • Field Tests
  • Filaments
  • Laboratory Procedures
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Polyester Fibers
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Materials Science
  • Reinforced Composite Materials