By: Idrw
Summer this season has been worst in decades but not much will improve in further years to come but a Indian army jawan who has to stand in this blazing heat in Rajasthan where temperature are hovering above 45®c while keeping an eye on Indo-Pakistan border can hardly complain over heat , Recent War Games in Rajasthan where Indian Army fielded Main battle tanks to practice its new “Two Front War ” doctrine where a tank crew in a T-72 MBT without an Air condition have to face 10®c more than the outside weather temperature due to cramped condition and hot engine just running behind the tank ,it can be exhausting and even the best trained Tank crew or a battle hardened jawan will suffer fatigue due to rising temperature . But that is about to change Dr T.P Baburaj head of Defence Institute of physiology and allied sciences under DRDO has been working on a Temperature Control Suits both for Tank crews and Army Jawan, DR Baburaj explains “ Due to heat stress and lose of excess body fluid and limited fluid intake can lead to Multiple organ failure , so we are working on two different types of Body suits for our soldiers ,one is an Air cooled suit for our Jawans which is still under testing in “ Human Climatic Chamber” in its premises where different temperatures can be created in the chamber to test the suit , and we have also successfully tested a Water cooled suit for Tank crew in Mahajan range Rajasthan , Water cooled suit with water has the fluid keeps the skin temperature down , and water in suite is maintained at 25 to 30®c by a small unit which is connected to the suit . Dr T.P Baburaj team is also working on Air cooled undergarments for Jawans .we at idrw.org only wishes them best of luck in their endeavor.
