Demonstration of a wearable cooling system for elevated ambient temperature duty personnel

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 316-324

  Ernst, Timothy C ^a   Garimella, Srinivas ^b  

^a CUMMINS INC   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat pump; Miniaturization; R134a; Reciprocating compressor

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT; HEAT PUMPS; HEAT REMOVAL RATES; MINIATURIZATION; R134A; REFRIGERANT TEMPERATURE; VAPOR-COMPRESSION SYSTEMS;

ENGINES; EVAPORATORS; FUEL TANKS; HEATING; RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS; REFRIGERANTS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; VAPORS;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84881153247     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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