Water Immersion and Re-Warming Facility of the Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division

Abstract

The water immersion laboratory (WIL) simulates cold and hot environments by changing the water temperature in a concrete vessel through a steam-driven heat exchanger and ethylene glycol-jacketed chiller. The desired temperature is precisely manipulated and controlled by pneumatic control values, which receive signals from transducers, and display temperature outputs for each sensor on the digital indicators at the control panel. The temperature is changed to desired protocol conditions for evaluation of human responses to cold or heat stress. The control system and supporting equipment are designed for sustained periods of operation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA455178

Entities

People

  • V. Forte

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Concrete
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Environment
  • Ethylene Glycol
  • Ethylenes
  • Glycols
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Indicators
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Mountains
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Organic Compounds
  • Research Facilities

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.