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Author
Masters, L. W. | Grimes, J. W. | Crist, R. A.
Title
Simulated Solor Heat Tests on M.U.S.T. (Medical Unit, Self-Contained, Transportable) Air-Inflatable, Double-Wall Hospital Ward Shelters. Final Report.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
Sponsor
Army Natick Laboratories, MA
Report
NBSIR 74-467, May 1974,
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
portable shelters | inflatable materials | inflatable structures | lamps
Identifiers
double wall structures
Abstract
Solar heat load tests are reported on five sections of air-inflatable hospital shelters. The purpose was to evaluate the effect of solar heat load, as simulated by infrared heat lamps, on various materials and construction designs proposed for use in the shelters.