Enhanced thermal energy storage in clothing. Final report on Phase 1

Technical Report · Sun Jul 31 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:7178480

Jenney, L B; Dixon, B G

The project investigated the feasibility of producing protective clothing that could reversibly release useful quantities of energy as heat. The heat would be released only when required by the wearer. By the chemical modification of clothing type polymers with phase change materials, it was shown that the derivatized products can reversibly store significant quantities of energy as heat. The products were found to release the heat energy at temperatures that are attractive for a clothing application and the temperature of transition can be adjusted if desired. The phase transitions could be reproducibly cycled many times. Replacing currently available cold weather clothing with thin phase change clothing would allow for better dexterity and provide for increased comfort and warmth.

• Research Organization: Cape Cod Research, Inc., Buzzards Bay, MA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7178480
• Report Number(s): PB-92-203645/XAB; CNN: NSF-ISI87-60046
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
250600* -- Energy Storage-- Thermal
CARBOHYDRATES
CLOTHING
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY TRANSFER
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FIBERS
HEAT STORAGE
HEAT TRANSFER
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLYSACCHARIDES
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
SACCHARIDES
STORAGE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THERMAL COMFORT
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSITION TEMPERATURE