Protective clothing for extreme cold region

Abstract

The advancement in the warfare technology has taken wars and battles to the places till now deemed unfit for normal human life and habitation due to the extreme weather conditions. Cold mountains and Siachin region are examples of such areas. In these areas, temperature goes down to as low as -40°C.

In different countries, the range of sub-zero region varies but the period of exposure of the forces to the extreme cold is lesser than that faced by Indian troops. For the people exposed to sub-zero region for a long time at a stretch the requirement of the protective clothing is very critical. This paper discusses, in

brief, the human endurance in cold climate, various factors that influence the protection of an individual in a cold environment, the component materials for protective clothing for extreme cold regions, and the development of clothing systems at DMSRDE, Kanpur.