- Author
- Yoo, H. S. | Sun, G. | Pan, N.
- Title
- Thermal Protective Performance and Comfort of Wildland Firefighter Clothing: The Transport Properties of Multilayer Fabric Systems.
- Coporate
- California Univ., Davis
- 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, 504-518 p., 2000
- Keywords
- protective clothing | protective equipment | fire fighters | wildland fires | fabrics | comfort | clothing | transport properties | thermal insulation | mechanical insulation | mechanical properties | thermal resistance | air permeability | moisture | evaporation | durability | thickness | coveralls
- Identifiers
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); fabric Radiant Protective Performance (RPP); multilayer fabric system; Moisture Evaporation (MS) property; fabric Tear Resistance (TR); Wrinkle Recovery (WR); Abrasion Resistanct (AR); property measurements for the fabrics; correlation analysis between fabric properties; transport properties of single-layer fabrics; properties of layered fabrics
- Abstract
- A comprehensive experimental work was conducted on a series of fabric samples to examine their thermal insulation, transport, and mechanical properties, including radiant heat protection, thermal resistance, air permeability, moisture evaporation, and fabric durability. Then the properties of multilayer systems made of these fabrics are measured, and comparisons are made between the single-layer and multiple-layer systems. Also, two simple models are proposed to predict the properties of the multiple-layer systems based on the properties of the individual fabric layer. The applicability of the two models to different sets of data is also discussed.