Data Acquisition System for Analysis of Burn Injuries from Flame and Thermal Radiation
Abstract
An advanced thermal response data acquisition system has been custom designed and built by Natick to provide state-of-the-art collection and analysis of the extent of burns induced by both flames and thermal energy transport through clothing systems. Data can be recorded in a laboratory setting or sent for miles on a single coaxial cable, fiber optic cable or FM frequency. A total of 521 sensors (124 on each of four manikins and 25 variably located) provide a temperature-versus-time record of the temperatures reached in the skin tissue of a hypothetical wearer of the clothing system. The researcher acquires data to be displayed in real time or stored for analysis of burn-severity predictions at any convenient future time. The data recorded from the experiments are used to generate two- and three-dimensional representations of the extent of skin burns predicted from skin simulant recordings. This system is a complete package, which gives researchers the tools required to study accurately and comprehensively the effects of flame and thermal radiation on wearers of military and/or civilian clothing.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA259900
Entities
People
- Barry S. Decristofano
- Brian R. Kimball
- Gerald J. Caldarella
- Joseph F. Roach
Organizations
- United States Army Soldier Systems Center