Inward Contaminant Leakage Tests of the S-Tron Corporation Emergency Escape Breathing Device. Phase 1. Tests of the Original Design. Phase 2. Tests with the Redesigned Neck Seal

Abstract

At the request of S-Tron Corporation, to support their contract with the U.S. Navy, performance tests of the Emergency Escape Breathing Device (EEBD) were conducted in the Environmental Physiology Research Section contaminant leakage chamber. Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) challenge was used to determine contaminant leakage; oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, as well as temperature readings, were also obtained. Eight successful tests were conducted with the original neck seal design first used by Scott Aviation in their Crewmember Protective Breathing Equipment, four additional tests were conducted with a proprietary new neck seal designed by S-Tron. The EEBD all performed within test limits.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA251888

Entities

People

  • Bruce C. Wilcox Jr.
  • Garnet A. Mclean
  • Harvey M. England Jr.

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

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  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Army Personnel
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Body Regions
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Computers
  • Corporations
  • Data Acquisition
  • Electrocardiography
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Performance Tests
  • Physiology
  • Respiration
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

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