Comparison of Thermal Insulation Performance of Fibrous Materials for the Advanced Space Suit

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 639-647

  Paul, Heather L ^a,b   Diller, Kenneth R ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; MULTILAYERS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATION; VECTORS;

FIBROUS MATERIALS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDUCTANCE; GAS ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT; HUMANS; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPACE SIMULATION; SPACE SUITS; TEXTILES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION;

DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE;

EID: 0142245472     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1611885     Document Type: Article

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