US Military Body Armor
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Introducing liquid body armor – the newest US Military Body Armor but still under development and enhanced by the US Army Research Laboratory. This body armor is a liquid armor for Kevlar vests. Let us talk more on this.
This type of body armor is light and flexible which allows soldiers to be more mobile and movement is easy. It does not hinder an individual from running or aiming his or her weapon. The key component of liquid body armor is a shear thickening fluid. The liquid, polyethylene glycol, is non-toxic, and can withstand a wide range of temperatures. This combination of flow-able and hard components results in a material with unusual properties. This body armor uses Kevlar that has been soaked in the liquid. Here is how the liquid body armor works. The fluid is colloid, made of tiny particles suspended in a liquid. The particles repel each other slightly, so they float easily throughout the liquid without clumping together or settling to the bottom. But the energy of a sudden impact overwhelms the repulsive forces between the particles -- they stick together, forming masses called hydro clusters. When the energy from the impact dissipates, the particles begin to repel one another again. The hydro clusters fall apart, and the apparently solid substance reverts to a liquid. The fluid used in body armor is made of silica particles suspended in polyethylene glycol. Silica is a component of sand and quartz, and polyethylene glycol is a polymer commonly used in laxatives and lubricants. The silica particles are only a few nanometers in diameter; so many reports describe this fluid as a form of nanotechnology. Possibly in the near future, this will be the new US military body armor. Until now, it is still in development and testing stage. |