Hi,
I suffering from severe CS after ETS (aka my biggest mistake of my life). Every summer comes the same phobia: heat & sweat. So I was googling a lot for an answer to my problem and found this:
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The Spanish company that co-designed the European space suit has developed air-conditioned clothing for use on Earth.
Clothing that will keep its wearer cool in the hottest environment will be a great relief to many workers. From firemen and motorcyclists in their heavy protective clothing, to bakers and foundry men in their hot workplaces, all suffer from excess heat.
Zodiac, the Spanish company that co-designed the European space suit, has joined forces with a Belgian university and two other partners to develop clothing that will cool its wearer.
Their system, which is worn as an undergarment, is light in weight and blows cooled air over the wearers skin - taking advantage of the bodys natural perspiration mechanism. Cooling, based upon the Peltier effect which
requires few moving parts, is powered by rechargeable batteries to ensure full mobility. The undergarment may be worn on its own or with full protective
gear and is currently being assessed by the London Police for use under bullet-proof vests.
For more extreme environments, a full suit can be provided in which air cooling may be supplemented by liquid refrigerant pumped through a network of tubes within the suit.
Drawing upon its space-suit technology, Zodiac can also incorporate breathing systems which support the highest levels of protection, while the use of battery packs ensures independence and freedom of movement
for the wearer.
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And more or less the same article:
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The Spanish company that co-designed the European space suit is using its knowledge to develop air-conditioned protective suits for use on Earth.
The company, Zodiac, has been working under an EU-Eureka project with another small Spanish company, a small Belgian company, and a Belgian university. Together, they have been using their expertise in space suit design, space electronics, and human heat transfer to develop a protective suit that will allow its wearer to stay cool. Much of the know-how being used in this project has come from work done for ESA in developing a space suit to be used by European astronauts. The protective suit is a modular system, with the base of the system being an undergarment that can be worn on its own or with full protective gear. The undergarment takes advantage of the bodys natural cooling mechanism - the evaporation of sweat from the skin - by using a system which blows cooled air over the wearers skin. The system in the undergarment is light and is based on Peletier elements, which are components that have no moving parts.The system is powered by rechargeable battery packs, which provides the wearer with a great deal of autonomy in movement.Zodiac and its partners are investigating new
sources of power, such as solar panels. The undergarment on its own is suitable for use in applications where the wearer may not be working in hazardous conditions, but may be exposed to high temperatures. Bakers and motorbike riders could benefit
from wearing the undergarment, and the London Police Department is assessing its use under bullet-proof vests worn by policemen.
For workers who must be protected from hazards in their working environment, such as firemen, removers of toxic and biological wastes, and fumigation specialists, the research partners have developed an advanced model of the protective suit. This garment would enclose the entire body, with cooling being based on one of two systems. The first would circulate air inside of the suit, with the air being cooled by a heat exchanger within the cooling system.The second would pump liquid refrigerant through tubes in the suit, and would also use a small airflow. Zodiac has also designed breathing systems which can either use air from outside or be a self-contained unit within the suit. All systems would again be powered by battery packs, eliminating the need for an external power source and an umbilical cord which would limit mobility.
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I know it sounds like a joke but it's not. The problem is that I can't find any info on this spanish Zodiac company. I can't imagine how this works, but if it does the trick, is noise-free and does not cost a million then I'll make it my second skin.
I'll try to get more infos.
I suffering from severe CS after ETS (aka my biggest mistake of my life). Every summer comes the same phobia: heat & sweat. So I was googling a lot for an answer to my problem and found this:
---------------
The Spanish company that co-designed the European space suit has developed air-conditioned clothing for use on Earth.
Clothing that will keep its wearer cool in the hottest environment will be a great relief to many workers. From firemen and motorcyclists in their heavy protective clothing, to bakers and foundry men in their hot workplaces, all suffer from excess heat.
Zodiac, the Spanish company that co-designed the European space suit, has joined forces with a Belgian university and two other partners to develop clothing that will cool its wearer.
Their system, which is worn as an undergarment, is light in weight and blows cooled air over the wearers skin - taking advantage of the bodys natural perspiration mechanism. Cooling, based upon the Peltier effect which
requires few moving parts, is powered by rechargeable batteries to ensure full mobility. The undergarment may be worn on its own or with full protective
gear and is currently being assessed by the London Police for use under bullet-proof vests.
For more extreme environments, a full suit can be provided in which air cooling may be supplemented by liquid refrigerant pumped through a network of tubes within the suit.
Drawing upon its space-suit technology, Zodiac can also incorporate breathing systems which support the highest levels of protection, while the use of battery packs ensures independence and freedom of movement
for the wearer.
--------------------------
And more or less the same article:
---------------------------
The Spanish company that co-designed the European space suit is using its knowledge to develop air-conditioned protective suits for use on Earth.
The company, Zodiac, has been working under an EU-Eureka project with another small Spanish company, a small Belgian company, and a Belgian university. Together, they have been using their expertise in space suit design, space electronics, and human heat transfer to develop a protective suit that will allow its wearer to stay cool. Much of the know-how being used in this project has come from work done for ESA in developing a space suit to be used by European astronauts. The protective suit is a modular system, with the base of the system being an undergarment that can be worn on its own or with full protective gear. The undergarment takes advantage of the bodys natural cooling mechanism - the evaporation of sweat from the skin - by using a system which blows cooled air over the wearers skin. The system in the undergarment is light and is based on Peletier elements, which are components that have no moving parts.The system is powered by rechargeable battery packs, which provides the wearer with a great deal of autonomy in movement.Zodiac and its partners are investigating new
sources of power, such as solar panels. The undergarment on its own is suitable for use in applications where the wearer may not be working in hazardous conditions, but may be exposed to high temperatures. Bakers and motorbike riders could benefit
from wearing the undergarment, and the London Police Department is assessing its use under bullet-proof vests worn by policemen.
For workers who must be protected from hazards in their working environment, such as firemen, removers of toxic and biological wastes, and fumigation specialists, the research partners have developed an advanced model of the protective suit. This garment would enclose the entire body, with cooling being based on one of two systems. The first would circulate air inside of the suit, with the air being cooled by a heat exchanger within the cooling system.The second would pump liquid refrigerant through tubes in the suit, and would also use a small airflow. Zodiac has also designed breathing systems which can either use air from outside or be a self-contained unit within the suit. All systems would again be powered by battery packs, eliminating the need for an external power source and an umbilical cord which would limit mobility.
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I know it sounds like a joke but it's not. The problem is that I can't find any info on this spanish Zodiac company. I can't imagine how this works, but if it does the trick, is noise-free and does not cost a million then I'll make it my second skin.
I'll try to get more infos.
