Influence of a New Vapour Protective Clothing Layer on Physical Work Tolerance Times at 40 C Ambient Temperature

Abstract

Canadian Forces personnel must be able to sustain operations in an environment contaminated with nuclear, biological and/or chemical agents. Clothing has been designed that protects the individual from a hostile NBC environment. This clothing, however, impairs body heat loss due to its overall insulative qualities. A new vapour protective clothing ensemble is under development at the Defence Research Establishment Ottawa. This new clothing is thinner and more close-fitting to the body than the present NBC protective ensemble. The purpose of the present study, therefore, was to examine the influence of this new vapour protective clothing on physical work performance in a hot environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA238931

Entities

People

  • Pierre Meunier
  • Sid Livingstone
  • Tom Mclellan

Organizations

  • DRDC Toronto

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Body Weight
  • Clothing
  • Environment
  • Executives
  • Experimental Design
  • Fabrics
  • Heart Rate
  • Heat Energy
  • Humidity
  • Measurement
  • Models
  • Protective Clothing
  • Security
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Thermal Stresses

Readers

  • Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene