Convective Evaporation Through Water-Permeable Membranes for Rapid Beverage Chilling

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a Phase III SBIR project that aims to produce a lightweight, evaporative beverage chiller. Soldiers equipped with this Individual Cooling Element (ICE) will be able to cool their beverages by at least 11 deg C (20 deg F) in hot, arid environments where relief from heat stress is critical. Testing and analysis showed that it was feasible to meet performance goals for high cooling power, light weight, reusability and safety.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA504247

Entities

People

  • C. W. Haering
  • D. Pickard
  • J. Sung
  • M. Izenson
  • Wei Chen

Organizations

  • Creare, Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Beverages
  • Control Systems
  • Cooling
  • Drinking Water
  • Environment
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Fusion
  • Heat Transfer
  • Humidity
  • Latent Heat
  • Lightweight
  • Water Flow
  • Weight
  • Wet Bulb Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Materials Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.