Development of the U.S. Navy Advanced Personal Air Conditioning System (APACS)

Abstract

This paper describes the technology behind the development of the USN APACS man-mounted cooling system, a key component of HAILSS. APACS represents a lightweight, man-mounted cooling system for aircrews requiring no airframe modifications. This system is suitable for all crew stations and can be used during preflight inspections or by nonflying personnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA375855

Entities

People

  • Jonathan Kaufman

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Conditioning
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cooling
  • Energy
  • Evaporation
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transmission
  • Latent Heat
  • Lightweight
  • Silicates
  • Warfare

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