Research: Testing of a Novel Portable Body Temperature Conditioner Using a Thermal Manikin
| Autor: | Daniel Heller, John J. Fildes, Kaveh Khalili, Ryan Hoffmann, Timothy D. Browder, Samir Moujaes, Alex Heller, Uwe Rockenfeller, Shelley J. Williams, Deborah A. Kuhls, Paul Sarkisian |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
030110 physiology
0301 basic medicine Battery (electricity) Engineering Computer Networks and Communications Biomedical Engineering Thermal manikin Mechanical engineering Hypothermia Blanket computer.software_genre Manikins Sensitivity and Specificity Heating 03 medical and health sciences Load testing 0302 clinical medicine Humans Trauma victims business.industry Reproducibility of Results 030229 sport sciences Equipment Design Hyperthermia Induced Equipment Failure Analysis Water temperature Active cooling Heat transfer business Skin Temperature computer |
| Zdroj: | Biomedical instrumentationtechnology. 50(5) |
| ISSN: | 0899-8205 |
| Popis: | A battery-operated active cooling/heating device was developed to maintain thermoregulation of trauma victims in austere environments while awaiting evacuation to a hospital for further treatment. The use of a thermal manikin was adopted for this study in order to simulate load testing and evaluate the performance of this novel portable active cooling/heating device for both continuous (external power source) and battery power. The performance of the portable body temperature conditioner (PBTC) was evaluated through cooling/heating fraction tests to analyze the heat transfer between a thermal manikin and circulating water blanket to show consistent performance while operating under battery power. For the cooling/heating fraction tests, the ambient temperature was set to 15°C ± 1°C (heating) and 30°C ± 1°C (cooling). The PBTC water temperature was set to 37°C for the heating mode tests and 15°C for the cooling mode tests. The results showed consistent performance of the PBTC in terms of cooling/heating capacity while operating under both continuous and battery power. The PBTC functioned as intended and shows promise as a portable warming/cooling device for operation in the field. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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