- Author
- Brockmann, H. E.
- Title
- Design of Woven and Laminated Fabrics for Testing of Thermal Resistance. Phase Report.
- Coporate
- Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, PA
- Report
- NDC-MR-6612, August 19, 1966, 10 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- woven fabrics | laminates | thermal resistance | thermal radiation
- Abstract
- In an effort to develop a single-layer fabric specifically constructed to resist thermal radiation of intensity commensurate with that of nuclear detonation several concepts were investigated. These concepts were [1] air spacings incorporated in the fabric by weaving; [2] weaving into the fabric a metallic scrim to impede and spread laterally the heat passing through the fabric; and [3] incorporating an insulating layer by lamination between two fabric layers. Fabrics of good thermal resistance were obtained and certain principles with regard to thermal protection were derived from the data generated in this study together with those from earlier studies on flame contact. Foremost among the latter is the fact that air spacing is far more efficacious against heat transfer by flame contact than by radiation.