Evaluation of the Efficiency of Liquid Cooling Garments using a Thermal Manikin

Abstract

Liquid cooling garments (LCG) absorb heat from both the human body and the environment. The cooling efficiency is influenced by the configurations of the LCG and clothing ensembles worn over the LCG (outer clothing, e.g. personal protective equipment), and environmental conditions. Thermal manikins (TM) have been used to evaluate the performance of LCG systems and to determine the amount of heat that a LCG can extract from a TM. However, effects of the outer clothing's insulation on cooling efficiency have not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to use a TM to investigate the relationship between LCG efficiency, insulation of the outer clothing, and water inlet temperature (Tin).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA474468

Entities

People

  • Brad Laprise
  • Julio Gonzalez
  • Margaret Kolka
  • Thomas Endrusick
  • Walter Teal
  • William Santee
  • Xiaojiang Xu

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Clothing
  • Cooling
  • Efficiency
  • Environment
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Liquid Cooling
  • Military Research
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Protective Clothing
  • Protective Equipment
  • Resistance
  • Surface Temperature
  • Thermal Resistance

Readers

  • Materials Science
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics