- Author
- Pause, B.H.
- Title
- New Heat Protective Garments With Phase Change Material.
- Coporate
- Textile Testing and Innovation, Longmont, CO
- 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, 3-13 p., 2000
- Keywords
- protective clothing | protective equipment | garments | test methods | latent heat | textiles | garment construction | temperature effects | thermal resistance | contact heat | radiant heat
- Identifiers
- Phase Change Material (PCM); basic data of the original garment design and the new garment design; thermal resistance values of the two garment configurations; thermal resistance against contact heat; thermal resistance against radiant heat
- Abstract
- Phase Change Materials possess the ability to absorb large quantities of latent heat within a certain temperature range. This feature is utilized to create new protective garments offering significantly improved protection against conductive and radiant heat. Applying Phase Change Material to a garment can also enhance its wearing comfort substantially. This paper focuses on the selection of appropriate Phase Change Material and suitable textile structures to which the Phase Change Material will be applied, as well as the design of new heat protective garments. A measuring and evaluation system to determine the specific protective function of the Phase Change Material will be introduced and test results will be discussed.