- Author
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Army Natick Laboratories
- Title
- Behavior of Protective Uniforms in Large-Scale Simulated Fires.
- Coporate
- Army Natick Labs., MA
- Report
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C/PLSEL-TS-171,
March 1971,
44 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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test facilities
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JP-4 jet fuels
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protective clothing
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mannequins
- Abstract
- This report describes a new test facility developed at the U.S. Army Laboratories for exposing clothed manikins to large fuel (JP-4) fires and gives the results of evaluations made of several protective systems developed for hig and cold weather aviators' uniforms. Measurement of temperaturee attained on the manikin surface (temperaturee-area index) and visual examination of the burning and the burned items, revealed significant advantages in using thicker systems when permitted by environmental conditions of wear. In termso of average temperature-area index and after-appearance evaluation of how-weather uniforms, polybenzimidazole fiber performed better than the other heat resistant fiber types available when thse tests were run.