Calibration Procedure for Skin Simulants
Abstract
The thermal response testing of silica filled, alpha cellulose urea formaldehyde skin simulants was carried out under controlled laboratory conditions and the results compared to the thermal damage in human tissue. This report describes the theory, experimentation and procedure for the calibration of the skin simulants. A state-of-the-art data acquisition/instrumented manikin system is being built by the Physics and Engineering Branch at Natick to study how an individual soldier is protected from the thermal insults of flame, CO2 lasers and thermonuclear weapons while wearing military uniform systems, items and fabrics. This manikin system can record data in a laboratory or remote field test setting. The data is formatted to a standard serial bit stream and can be sent for miles on a coaxial cable or transmitted on a standard FM transmitter for reception at extreme ranges. Using software tailored to the system, the researcher acquires data to be displayed in real time or stored for analysis of burn-severity predictions at any convenient future time.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA246778
Entities
People
- Brian W. Reinhart
- Donald A. Seville
- Gerald J. Caldarella
- Joseph F. Roach
Organizations
- United States Army Soldier Systems Center