Self-perspiration garment for extravehicular activity improves skin cooling effects without raising humidity

Introduction

The current U.S. extravehicular activity (EVA) suit in space includes liquid cooling and ventilation garment (LCVG) to control thermal condition. Tubes knitted in LCVG for flowing water interrupt evaporation of perspiration, and astronauts feel discomfort. In the present study, we hypothesized that a self-perspiration garment would effectively lower the skin temperature without raising humidity in the garment. Thus, we developed and examined the effects of the garment.

Methods

Eight healthy subjects were studied with a cyclic ergometer of 30, 60 90 and 120 W loading for 3 min each. Skin temperature and humidity on the back were measured continuously. Subjects wore and tested three types of garments i.e., a spandex wear without any cooling device (Normal), a simulated LCVG (s-LCVG) or the spandex wear knitted a vinyl tube for flowing water, and the spandex wear with a tube, which flows water and self-perspiration with oozing water for evaporative cooling (SPEC).

Results

All measurements were reached to steady state 2–3 min after the setting. The s-LCVG decreased skin temperature 0.39±0.14 °C during 12 min of cooling. With SPEC, skin temperature did not decrease significantly until 6–9 min after starting the cooling. However, the temperature decreased rapidly and significantly after that, and finally decreased 1.59±0.32 °C. Humidity in the SPEC was significantly lower than that in s-LCVG.

Discussion

SPEC was effective for lowering skin temperature without raising humidity in the garment. The concept is expected to use as a better cooling system during EVA.     

机载嵌入式系统基准测试方法

性能评测是查找嵌入式计算机系统性能瓶颈、指导设备选型、平衡相关部件、优化系统结构以及提高系统实际性能的重要方法。在介绍了机载嵌入式计算机系统性能评测的指标和基本方法之后,重点分析了使用基准测试程序的测试方法和特点,以及基准测试方法的对比测试原理、不同测试环境的构建以及主要测试过程;选取了SPEC CPU 2000基准测试程序集针对机载嵌入式环境进行裁剪和移植,对某国产机载嵌入式实时操作系统分别以不同的嵌入式操作系统、嵌入式文件系统和编译选项为变量参数进行对比测试,得出了国产操作系统与国外同类商用操作系统运行实际应用程序的性能基本相当的结论,另外也得出文件系统对计算类基准程序的结果影响较小以及编译优化后能够大幅提高嵌入式系统性能等结论。     

SPEC2000规范在可靠性数据共享中的应用

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