- Author
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Maggio, R. C.
- Title
- Molded Skin Simulant Material With Thermal and Optical Constants Approximating Those of Human Skin. Research Report. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Naval Material Laboratory, Brooklyn, NY
- Report
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Final Report; NS 081-001; Laboratory Project 5046-3
August 23, 1956
10 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900. Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
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skin (human)
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thermal radiation
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protective clothing
- Abstract
- A discussion of the NML skin simulant program and theoretical considerations have been presented in previous Laboratory reports. In NML's early search for an adequate skin substitute, organic tissue (meat) was employed in conjunction with certain fabric studies on the protection afforded by heat-treated Orlon. The inherent disadvantages of meat tissue are its poor handling qualities and unknown variations of physical properties with storage time. These deficiencies were overcome through the adoption of black polyethylene, an organic as thermoplastic material, as a skin simulant. Although the polyethylene was modified with a coating to match more closely the optical constants of skin and proved safisfactary jn many applications, it was deemed desiraole to have a substance whose optical and thermal constants match as closely as possible those of skin.