A portable device for the measurement of evaporative water loss.

Details

• Creators:
  Funkhouser, G.E. ; Billings, S.M.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air pilots
  • Anxiety
  • Physiological aspects
  • Hand
  • Evaporation
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Moisture content
  • Temperature
  • Heaters
  • Voltage
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  AM 67-17 ; DOT/FAA/AM-67/17
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  A portable device has been developed for the precise measurement of evaporative water loss. Under appropriate conditions the measurement of evaporative water loss may be used as an index of 'emotional stress' in flying personnel. The apparatus incorporates a thermal conductivity cell as a moisture sensor, a proportional heater control to maintain the cell at the proper temperature, and a compressed air circuit to act as a carrier for water vapor. The unit is entirely battery powered.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20830/dot_20830_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 779.13 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c927a795fa2d1ad9328f539e5673a52f292ecf6789de7d8974f465597489041f48e013bd0c26829b80bbad87424e99ebc811bf9a32d4cfb295ea0f08d7f141f3