The accurate assessment of clothing systems using thermal manikins is dependent on tolerance of heat flux and temperature measurements, and the ability to measure the permeability of the garment. Close tolerance measurement of electrical temperature and power transducers is a common practice. However, spatial temperature variations on the skin of the manikin and the lack of well controlled irrigated skin systems are significant limits in manikins currently in use. Measurement Technology northwest proposes to fabricate and deliver the innovative thermal manikin whose feasibility was demonstrated in Phase I of this program. This heat pipe driven manikin design will limit spatial surface temperature variations to less than +/-0.1 degrees C at standard operating heat fluxes. Additionally, the controlled delivery irrigated skin will provide a well dispersed steady state perspiration rate in the physiological ranges of 100 to 500 ml/m(2)/hour.
Benefits: The Phase II deliverable will be a heat pipe thermal manikin with an irrigated skin. This manikin will provide Army researchers with a more accurate and comprehensive emans to evaluate clothing systems than previously available.
Keywords: Thermal Manikin Thermal Manikin Heat Pipe Heat Pipe Sweating Skin Sweating Skin Isothermal Isothermal latent Heat Loss latent Heat Loss Clo Clo