Material and Comfort Parameters of a New Chemical, Biological Combat Suit and its Components

摘要

The function of a Chemical, Biological (CB) protective garment is to provide protection to the wearer against the ingress of toxic agent in either a liquid or vapor form. The garment currently in-service with the Australian Defense Forces (ADF) is the UK MK IV suit, which is worn over the Disruptive Printed Combat Uniform (DPCU). It has been found that in hot humid conditions troops wearing this type of CB overgarment could operate effectively for only short periods of time before succumbing to heat stress. The most effective method for reducing the incidence of heat stress is to reduce the thermal burden created by the CB overgarment. This can be achieved by simply removing the air trapped between the clothing layers.