- Author
- Barker, R. | Guerth, C. | Behnke, W. | Bender, M.
- Title
- Measuring the Thermal Energy Stored in Firefighter Protective Clothing.
- Coporate
- North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh
- Report
- ASTM STP 1386,
- Book or Conf
- Performance of Protective Clothing: Issues and Priorities for the 21st Century. Proceedings. Seventh (7th) Volume. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). ASTM STP 1386. June 28-30, 1999, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, Seattle, WA, Nelson, C. N.; Henry, N. W., Editors, 33-44 p., 2000
- Keywords
- protective clothing | protective equipment | thermal energy | fire fighters | thermal protection | moisture | heat transfer | burns (injuries) | thermal exposure | heat capacity | heat storage | heat transmission | skin burns (human) | test methods | experiments
- Identifiers
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); thermal protective performance; moisture effects; stored energy test (SET); fire fighters' thermal environments; effect of the moisture barrier component
- Abstract
- The intent of the stored energy test (SET) is to provide information on the potential for burn injury for a firefighter as a result of prolonged exposure in a structural fire within a room which has not reached a flashover condition. The SET attempts to simulate a firefighter in these conditions suddenly compressing a heated turnout system against his body due to either a flexing action of his limbs or the action of compressing his turnout garment against a structural wall or other fixed surface.