- Author
- Rossi, R. M. | Bolli, W. P.
- Title
- Assessment of Radiant Heat Protection of Firefighters' Jackets With a Manikin.
- Coporate
- EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Testing and Research, Gallen, Switzerland
- 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, 212-223 p., 2000
- Keywords
- protective clothing | protective equipment | fire fighters | mannequins | radiant heating | test methods | fire fighting | clothing | temperature | heat exposure | heat transfer | surface temperature | damage | garments
- Identifiers
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); heat protective clothing; radiant heat protection; description of the samples; European Standard for fire fighters' clothing EN 469; assessment of the different clothing types; temperatures at the surface of the jackets; comparison with the Standardized Radiant Heat Test (ISO 6942); protection times according to ISO 6942; damages in the jackets; test method with the manikin HENRY
- Abstract
- A method was developed to assess the radiant heat protection of complete garments. The radiant heat source exposed the jackets to a constant heat flux of 5 to 10 kW/m, corresponding to hazardous situations for firefighters. The heat buffering effect and the thermal transfer of six different jacket types were studied. The leather jacket analyzed had a different temperature course from the textile jackets: during the first seconds, the heat transfer is very small compared to the other samples, followed by a high temperature rise, which results in a low pain alarm time.