A Reliable and Repeatable Method for Volume Calculation of Pressurized Garments.

Abstract

A rapid, accurate and efficient method to conduct inflation, volume and leak tests on pressure containing personal protective garments was developed and validated. The new system consists of a computer data acquisition and process control system that integrates flow rate over time to calculate volume. Validation of the new test system was accomplished by comparing the volumes calculated by the computer with volumes actually measured via a wet spirometer. Results from the validation study showed that the computerized system was highly accurate. In addition, the computerized system allows suits to be rapidly and effectively evaluated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA275600

Entities

People

  • John H. Ohlhausen
  • Philip J. Preen
  • Ricardo

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Flow
  • Biological Sciences
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Engineering
  • Flow Rate
  • High Pressure
  • Ideal Gas Law
  • Mass Flow
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Solenoid Valves
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transducers
  • Validation
  • Valves

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Science.
  • Materials Science