Cold Regions Testing of an Air-Transportable Shelter,

Abstract

An air-transportable shelter designed and built at CRREL for use in cold regions underwent testing in Hanover, New Hampshire, and Ft. Greely, Alaska. The shelter demonstrated some of its capabilities for mobility by being towed for more than 60 miles behind various vehicles and by being transported on a C-130 cargo airplane, a CH-47 helicopter, and a trailer truck. The shelter proved to be very easy for a crew of two to four to set up in all weather conditions including -40 F cold. However, the gasoline-powered generator, which was a source for space heat as well as electricity, functioned very poorly. Overall, the prototype successfully demonstrated qualities of self-reliance, ease of operation and thermal efficiency. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA107131

Entities

People

  • Stephen N. Flanders

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Civil Engineering
  • Cold Regions
  • Detectors
  • Efficiency
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Helicopters
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Materials Laboratories
  • New Hampshire
  • Prototypes
  • Thermal Efficiency
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Transportable
  • Vehicles
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster