Field testing of the Advanced Worker Protection System
AWPS is a life support system that allows a suited worker in operate in a chemically hazardous or radiologically hot environment for up to 2 hours with minimal heat stress and minimal encumbrance from his life support equipment. It consists of 3 parts: a backpack using liquid air to supply breathing gas and cooling power; a liquid cooling garment (LCG) that circulates water chilled from vaporizing and warming the cryogen; and a Level B protective garment which accommodates the low profile of the backpack, permits greater mobility and doesn`t require tape closure. The AWPS backpack and LCG are compatible with commercially available Level A protective garments. A one-hour demonstration of a AWPS prototype was done.
- Research Organization:
- Oceaneering Space Systems, Houston, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC21-93MC30176
- OSTI ID:
- 491866
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/MC/30176-97/C0805; CONF-9610231-5; ON: DE97052245
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Conference on industry partnerships to deploy environmental technology, Morgantown, WV (United States), 22-24 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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