ARCTIC PHASE OF CONSOLIDATED (JOINT) ENGINEER/SERVICE TEST OF QUICK-SERVE MEALS

• Other Authors: ARMY ARCTIC TEST CENTER FORT GREELY ALASKA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1962
• Subjects: ACCEPTABILITY; BOILING; HEAT TREATMENT; HEATING; LOGISTICS; POLAR REGIONS; WARFARE; WATER; Arctic; Boil The; Yukon; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0277971; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0277971

AD-277 972Div. 29 U (TISTB/AW) OTS price $1.60Army Arctic Test Board, Fort Greely, Alaska. EVALUATION OF HEATING DEVICES FOR THE QUICK-SERVE MEALS. 18 June 62, 18p. incl. illus. tables (Proj. ATB 3-202-1) Unclassified report DESCRIPTORS: *Water heaters, *Military rations, Tests, Effectiveness, Arctic regions, Heating, Heat treatment, Water, Boiling, Combat, Logistics. Neither of the test heaters provided for evaluation would consistently boil the quantity of water required for the -man module of the QuickServe Meal. In the case of the test carbon heater, a large percentage failed in this regard, and the carbon heaters that did boil water required an excessive period of time. The test modular combustion heater was heavy, bulky and required draining prior to transport. The test modular combustion heater appeared too costly to be considered expendable, yet not durable, reli-ABLE, OR FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED AS A CLASS II item of equipment. Of the other stoves examined, only the Yukon Stove approached acceptability. From a weight, bulk and fuel comsumption viewpoint, use of the item would be prohibitive unless transported for its primary application of heating shelters. An efficient, lightweight device must be provided before the Quick-Serve Meal can be effectively employed in cold weather. (Author)