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dc.contributor.advisorGang Chen.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGentile, Margaret Hen_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-18T19:15:39Z
dc.date.available2011-08-18T19:15:39Z
dc.date.copyright2006en_US
dc.date.issued2006en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65301
dc.descriptionThesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 50).en_US
dc.descriptionCD-ROM contains multimedia supplemental material for thesis.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis report focuses on the design, testing and fabrication of a lightweight personal, portable cooling system for use by soldiers beneath their Interceptor body armor. An alpha prototype was constructed and was used to generate promising, quantitative results. This first level data was combined with an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the design to lay down the framework for the beta prototype which will be constructed at a later date. The military and physiological requirements for such a device are briefly discussed, as are concerns over fit, wearer comfort, product durability and ease of use.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Margaret H. Gentile.en_US
dc.format.extent54 p. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectMechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.titleA novel personal cooling system for use by soldiers in hot climatesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.B.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
dc.identifier.oclc745674193en_US


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