Chemical Patient Blanket Preheaters

The report concerns heat generating blankets and sleeping bags, such as are required in Arctic and cold weather conditions. Some sleeping bags are described and evaluated, and two heating systems are discussed. One employs a pyrotechnic heat pack which includes a powdered iron-oxidizer water and a m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mitchell, P. W., Davey, C. T.
Other Authors: FRANKLIN INST RESEARCH LABS PHILADELPHIA PA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
Pyrotechnics
Escape
Rescue and Survival
*SLEEPING BAGS
*HEATERS
CLAY
MIXING
IGNITION
EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS
POWDER METALS
PHOSPHORIC ACIDS
CALCIUM OXIDES
COLD WEATHER TESTS
BLANKETS
SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT
PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
IRON
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0784195
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0784195
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Summary:The report concerns heat generating blankets and sleeping bags, such as are required in Arctic and cold weather conditions. Some sleeping bags are described and evaluated, and two heating systems are discussed. One employs a pyrotechnic heat pack which includes a powdered iron-oxidizer water and a means for ignition. The second relies on the exothermic reaction between calcium oxide and phosphoric acid to generate heat. Several other less successful heating methods are briefly described.

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