Author : RD. Michas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (125 download)
Book Synopsis Heat Strain Produced by 3 Aircrew Chemical Defence Ensembles Under Hot Conditions by : RD. Michas
Download or read book Heat Strain Produced by 3 Aircrew Chemical Defence Ensembles Under Hot Conditions written by RD. Michas and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heat strain produced by three different Canadian Forces chemical defence (CD) individual protection ensembles (IPE) was studied under simulated hot cockpit conditions with an air-cooling vest (AC) and with no cooling (NC). Seven healthy males were randomly subjected to six heat stress tests (37°C, 50% r.h., target of 150 min) using the helicopter IPE with AC-4 mask (H4), the helicopter IPE with AR-5 hood/respirator (H5), and the CF-18 fighter IPE (F) with AR-5 respirator and anti-G suit. Whatever the IPE, AC increased heat exposure time and total heat losses, and decreased the change in core (?Tre/h) and whole body mean skin temperatures (? ̄Tsk(WB)/h) (P