Initial study of immersion thermal manikin development and its manufacture from solid blocks

Abstract

Preliminary notesArticle presents the development and manufacture of a new generation of thermal manikins that can be used for testing different personal protective equipment as used under extreme environmental conditions. The demonstrated steps from the initial idea towards the final product were taken with the help of modern CAD/CAM tools and CNC manufacturing procedures. This article also presents some of the problems that occurred and had to be solved during the designing, manufacturing and assembly of the thermal manikin. Keywords: extreme environment; personal protective equipment; safety; thermal manikin Početna analiza razvoja termalne lutke za uporabu u vodi i njezina proizvodnja iz punih blokovaPrethodno priopćenje U radu se opisuje razvoj i proizvodnja nove generacije termalnih modela (lutaka) koji se mogu koristiti za ispitivanje različite osobne zaštitne opreme kada se rabi u ekstremnim uvjetima. Sve od početne ideje do konačnog proizvoda provedeno je uz pomoć suvremenih CAD/CAM alata i CNC proizvodnih postupaka. U radu se iznose i neki problemi koji su se pojavili tijekom konstruiranja, izrade i sastavljanja termalne lutke, a trebalo ih je riješiti.

Thermal Manikin and Its Stability for Accurate and Repeatable Measurements

“…Regional thermal insulation is important when heat transfer through the layers of textile material only needs to be ensured in specific parts or segments of the garment. The thermal manikin that we used has 19 segments [2,[10][11][12]. By measuring the temperature and heat flow in the individual segments it is possible to define regional thermal insulation.…”