Effects of Heat and Moisture Transfer Properties of Fabric on Heat Strain in Chemical Protective Ensembles

At the request of US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) Chemical Sciences and Engineering Team, the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) Biophysics and Biomedical Modeling Division has analyzed the effect of swatch thermal properties o...

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Hauptverfasser:	Xu,Xiaojiang, Rioux,Timothy P, Pomerantz,Natalie, Hoyt,Reed W
Format:	Report
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	fabrics heat strain heat transfer protective clothing Protective Equipment test methods thermal properties thermal resistance Thermodynamics
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Zusammenfassung:	At the request of US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) Chemical Sciences and Engineering Team, the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) Biophysics and Biomedical Modeling Division has analyzed the effect of swatch thermal properties on ensemble thermal properties and predicted human thermoregulatory responses. This report is a summary of those findings. The report reviews factors affecting human body thermal balance, including fabric and clothing biophysics; analyzes the relationships among fabric thermal properties, ensemble thermal properties and endurance times; and proposes a pathway forward to reduce heat strain in PPE.