2026-05-19T18:52:41Zhttps://keep.lib.asu.edu/oai/request

oai:keep.lib.asu.edu:node-2010172025-05-08T18:29:20Zoai_pmh:repo_items

201017 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.201017 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 2025-05 2026-05-08T05:00:00 35 pages Whitten, Taylor Staedicke, Benjamin Arquiza, J.M.R. Apollo Sobrado, Michael Barrett, The Honors College Harrington Bioengineering Program School of Biological & Health Systems Engineering Desert climates are often hostile environments due to prolonged exposure to extreme heat, increasing the risk of heat-related illnesses and death. The occurrence of heat events, such as heat waves, are becoming more common along with rising global temperatures, thus increasing the risk of heat-related illnesses even further. One potential solution to reduce the occurrence of heat-related illnesses is personal cooling garments. Personal cooling garments are wearable biomedical devices that ensure user comfort and prevent heat stress by maintaining normal skin temperatures. Current personal cooling garments utilize non-electric cooling or electric cooling, with the former being more common. Advancements in electric cooling, specifically through thermoelectric cooling (TEC) modules, show potential in the development of wearable and effective thermal management solutions for reducing the incidence of heat-related illness and death. This thesis examined the use of thermoelectric cooling modules that utilize the Peltier effect incorporated into a thigh wrap to induce whole-body cooling. Virtual modeling conducted in MATLAB and SolidWorks established the feasibility of the conceptual design, while physical prototype testing of the TEC configuration verified the computational models and confirmed the technology’s viability for future commercial applications. heat-related illnesses Thermoregulation Wearable biomedical devices Thermoelectric cooling Wearable Personal Cooling Garment for Desert and Hostile Climates