WBGT Instructions on Use

WBGT

WBGT Kit: NSN 6665-00-159-2218 WBGT Kit with Tripod: NSN 6665-01-381-3023 NSN Source: FM 4-25.12

Ins tru ct io ns on use of t he We t B ulb Gl ob e The rm o met er D- 1 . Ba ck gro un d . The W BG T g ui d anc e p ro vi ded i n th is ap pe ndi x i s f or un it s i n g arr iso n, and in t he fi el d , t hat w il l c on d uct co nt in uou s a cti vit y in ho t w eat her . I t p ro v ide s pra cti ca l gui da n ce to ob ta in op t ima l w or k and t r ain ing p ro duc ti v ity fo r ac cli ma t ize d a nd una ccl im at ize d p ers onn el . Re ad i ngs fr om t he WB G T c an di ff er at var iou s lo cat io n s thr oug ho ut an i n sta lla ti on . De p end ing o n the w i nd spe ed , hum id i ty, an d cl oud c o ver , t he WBG T i nd ex ca n b e d iff er en t i n a wo ode d ar ea, a s op pos ed t o a n o pen fi el d. B ec a use of the se in fl uen ci n g f act or s, WB GT rea din gs m ust b e ta ken i n the i m med iat e vi cin it y of th e act ivi ty s ite , a nd rea d ev ery h o ur. D- 2 . Ge ne ral i n str uct io ns , W et Bul b G lo be Te mp e rat ure I nd ex (F S N 6 665 - 1 59 - 22 18 ) .

a. Th e w et bul b - g lo be te mp e rat ure k it is a n in str um en t f or pro vid in g inf or m ati on on hot we at he r r is k s a ffe ct in g t he hea lth o f tro op s un der go in g t ra i nin g. T he in fo r mat ion is in th e for m o f a n i nd ex co mp u ted by t he we ig h ted re ad in gs ob t ain ed fr om th re e dif fer en t the rm o met ers ( se e f ig u re D -1 ): ( 1) T h e s tat io na ry we t bu lb (W B) th er m ome ter , wi th th e bu lb co ve red b y a moi ste ne d, wh it e ab sor be nt wi ck , is ex po se d t o t he sun a nd pr ev a ili ng wi nd . ( 2) A sim ila rl y exp os e d " bla ck g lob e" (BG ) t he rm ome te r , w ith c op per s h eat h pai nte d bl ack , t hat is e nc los ed in a p er fo rat ed shi eld . ( 3) A dry bu lb ( DB) t h erm ome te r, wi th bul b s hi el ded f r om the d ir ect r a ys of the su n by an a l umi num s hi eld .

Fig ure D -1 . b.

We t Bu lb Gl ob e T he r mom ete r

Th e i nd e x i s c om pu ted a s fo llo ws : WB GT = 0 .7 WB t emp er a tur e + 0. 2 B G t emp er at ure + 0. 1 DB te mp e rat ure

The th re e rea di n gs are a dd ed on the at ta ch ed sl i de rul e, w ith t h e w eig ht in g o f e ach aut oma ti ca lly a c hie ved b y the p r opo rti on al sc al e si zes . c. Th e t hr e ad in th e bot to m of th e ca se is for at ta ch men t t o a st an da rd li g htw eig ht pho tog ra ph er' s t rip od (n ot su pp l ied wi th t his k i t). ( 1) O p en kit b y dep re s sin g b ox g ent ly to dis en ga ge th e la tch .

( 2) P o sit ion t he rmo me t er ass em bl y u p a nd out ( se e f ig u re D - 1 ). NOT E: Ex ami ne the bo re o f e ac h th erm om et er. I f t he li qu id ha s se par at ed , h ea t th e t he rm ome te r bu lb slo wly a nd ca re f ull y u nt il th e l iqu id re un ite s. ( 3) W e t t he bu lb wi ck tho rou gh ly . NO T E: Th e li ttl e b ott le ma y be fi l led wi th cle an, p re fer ab l y d eio ni ze d o r d ist ill ed w ate r, and ut il iz ed as ind ica te d in fi g ure D - 1. The wa te r sho ul d be ch an ge d d ai l y a nd th e wic k w ash ed wi th so ap and wa te r. T o a voi d err one ou s rea di n gs, th e wa ter a n d w ick m us t b e f ree of s al t a nd soa p. ( 4) H o ld the k it wi th the rmo me te rs to w ard th e su n, wi t h t he "b la ck gl o be" the rmo me te r c lo s est to t he su n. Wa it 10 m inu te s fo r s ta bi liz at i on of te mp era tu r es.

(5) R ev ie w i ns t ruc tio ns o n f ac e of th e sl ide r u ler as se mb ly. A ssu me fo r pur po s es of ins tru ct io n t ha t BG re ad in g i s 1 20, DB r ea din g i s 1 00, a nd WB r e adi ng is 8 0: ( a) ( b) ( c) ( d) ( e) ( f) Mo ve 7 0 o n B G s cal e to 70 o n WB GT sc al e. Sl id e X - h ai r to 12 0 on BG s c ale . Mo ve 7 0 o n D B s cal e un der X - hai r. Sl id e X - h ai r to 10 0 on DB s c ale . Mo ve 7 0 o n W B s cal e un der X - hai r. Sl id e X - h ai r to 80 o n WB sc a le. NO TE : If cal cul at io ns ha v e b een p er for me d co rre ct ly ,

( g) Re ad W BGT i n dex . the in de x sho ul d re ad 90 .

D -3 .

Re pl ace me n t p art s.

Rep la c eme nt pa rt s f or WBG T a re l ist ed in tab le D - 1 .

Tab le D - 1 Rep lac em en t p ar t s ITE M WEK SLE R PA RT NO . Bla ck Gl ob e T he r mom ete r 2 3- 6 8 Web Bu lb T her mo m ete r 2 3- 6 9 Dry Bu lb T her mo m ete r 2 3- 7 0 Bra ide d Wi ck 2 9- 4 0 Wat er Re se rvo ir M 2 7 -56 2 Tra nsp ar en t P er f ora ted S hi eld ( B lac k G lo be An al o g) M 1 2 -97 9 Rec eiv er , Rad ia n t E ner gy M 1 2 -97 8

Determining the Heat Index

WBGT
Wet Bulb (WB) = humidity Black Globe (BG) = solar load Dry Bulb (DB) = ambient temperature

Taking WBGT Measurements

Location of WBGT Device same vicinity of training or mission, or similar environment (open field, wooded area, etc) Position of Device 4 feet off ground (use tripod); away from metallic objects Calculating the WBGT Using the Slide Rule Set WB Temp. at the DB Temp. Read WBGT Index at the BG Temp.
* Cannot calculate a no solar WBGT Index using slide rule.

Calculating the WBGT Manually

With a Solar Load (Outdoors with partial to full sun) WB Temp. X 0.7 BG Temp. X 0.2 DB Temp. X 0.1

Example
If the wet bulb temperature reading is 82o F, the black globe temp. is 95o F, and the dry bulb is 90o F:
WB 82o F x 0.7 = BG 95o F x 0.2 = DB 90o F x 0.1 = WBGT Index = 57.4 19.0 9.0 85.4

Calculating the WBGT Manually

Without Solar Load (Indoors or complete overcast; no sun) WB Temp. X 0.7
BG Temp. X 0.3

Dry bulb temperature is not used; Black globe value is multiplied by 0.3 Instead of 0.2.

DB

Example
If the wet bulb temperature reading is 82o F and the black globe is 90o F:
WB 82O F x 0.7 = 57.4 BG 90O F x 0.3 = 27.0 WBGT Index = 84.4