Wearable engine-driven vapor-compression cooling system for elevated ambients

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn 15, Issue , 2008, Pages 79-92

  Ernst, Timothy C ^a   Garimella, Srinivas ^b  

^a CUMMINS INC   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FUEL TANKS; HEAT TRANSFER; REFRIGERANTS; SPEED CONTROL; CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS; COOLING; ENGINES; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY;

BACKPACK CONFIGURATION; COOLING RATE; HEAT REJECTION FANS; VAPOR COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT; HEAT REMOVAL RATES; REFRIGERANT COMPRESSORS; REFRIGERANT TEMPERATURE; VAPOR COMPRESSION COOLING; VAPOR-COMPRESSION SYSTEMS; WORKING ENVIRONMENT;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 44349111312     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2007-43734     Document Type: Conference Paper

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