- Author
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Kupferman, Z.
- Title
- Development of Non-Reflective, Wettable, Fibrous, Fabric Assemblies for Firefighters' Clothing.
- Coporate
- Navy Clothing and Textile Research Unit, Natick, MA
- Report
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NCTRF-1-73(1)
October 1973
29 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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fire fighters
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protective clothing
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ships
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fabrics
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neoprene (trademark)
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reflectance
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nylon (trademark)
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foaming agents
- Identifiers
- wettable garments; non reflective clothing; heat protection
- Abstract
- A non-reflective, wettable, firefighters', proximity garment was developed for use during pilot crash rescue operations and for damage control purposes aboard ship. The protective garment derives its major control purposes aboard ship. The protective garment derives its major heat protective properties by rapidly absorbing water from the foaming agent and using the water as a thermal shield to protect the garment from charring and the firefighter from burns. The Navy Clothing and Textile Research Unit developed the non-reflective, wettable garment concept as a possible replacement for the current, standard, aluminized, asbestos, proximity, firefighters' garment. The object of this study was to develop non-reflective, wettable, fibrous fabric combinations affording heat protection equal to or greater than the highly reflective, aluminized, 19-ounce, asbestos, herringbone, twill cloth and field testing experimental prototype garments made from this fabric combination in assembly with a 5.5-ounce, neoprene-coated, nylon taffeta (vapor barrier) and a 16-ounce wool fabric (insulation liner).