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EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL EQUIPMENT FOR NON-ARMOURED LOGISTIC MILITARY VEHICLE.

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Summary

LOGISTIC MILITARY VEHICLES HOUSE VARIOUS KINDS OF EQUIPMENT RANGING FROM RADAR, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHIC AND SURVEY MATERIALS WHICH HAVE TO BE AIR CONDITIONED IN ORDER TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE. CONSOLE TYPE UNITARY AIR CONDITIONERS, UP TO 5.5 KILOW CAPACITY, HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND MANUFACTURED TO PROVIDE THE VERY PRECISE TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY LEVELS REQUIRED IN THESE VEHICLES SINCE THEY ARE LIKELY TO OPERATE IN EXTREME CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. AS AN EXAMPLE, A < CATEGORY A > CLIMATIC CONDITION IN AN ARID REGION CAN BE 316 K (43 DEG C), 20% RH WITH A VEHICLE ROOF TEMPERATURE OF 336 K (63 DEG C) UNDER SOLAR RADIATION AT 1,140 W/M2.

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  • Original title: EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL EQUIPMENT FOR NON-ARMOURED LOGISTIC MILITARY VEHICLE.
  • Record ID : 1985-1229
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1984
  • Source: Source: Refrig. Air Cond. Heat Recov.
    vol. 87; n. 1.036; 1984.07; 80-81; 83; 84; 6 fig.; 2 tabl.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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