- Author
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Raimundo, A. M.
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Figueiredo, A. R.
- Title
- Personal Protective Clothing and Safety of Firefighters Near a High Intensity Fire Front.
- Coporate
- Polo II da Universidade de Coimbra, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal
ADAI, 3031-601 Coimbra, Portugal
- Journal
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Combustion and Flame,
Vol. 156,
No. 5,
514-521,
May 2009
- Keywords
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protective clothing
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fire fighters
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fire safety
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fire fighting
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wildland fires
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physiological effects
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heat transfer
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mass transfer
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risks
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fire suppression
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computer programs
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thermophysical effects
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exposure time
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mathematical models
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equations
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time
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human behavior
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human response
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human performance
- Identifiers
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); human thermoregulation; fire front line; personal protective clothing; useful guide lines for secure fighting of high intensity fires; firefighter clothing ensembles global average values; probable time (after fire impact) for the beginning of specific reactions within the man as function of clothing insulation