- Author
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Myhre, L.
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Barker, R.
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Scruggs, B.
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Shalev, I.
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Prahsarn, C.
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Miszko, T.
- Title
- Effect of Measured Heat Loss Through Turnout Materials on Firefighter Comfort and Heat Stress. Part 2: Performance in a Warm Environment.
- Coporate
- Alamo Physiological Research Institute, San Antonio, TX
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh
- Report
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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,
535-545 p.,
2000
- Keywords
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protective clothing
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protective equipment
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fire fighters
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comfort
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heat loss
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turnout coats
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heat stress
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weather effects
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barriers
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moisture
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temperature
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skin (human)
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evaporation
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garments
- Identifiers
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); guarded sweating hot plate; breathable mositure barriers; test work load; motor-driven treadmill; average Work Tolerance Times (WTT); core temperature; heart rate; mean skin temperature; sweat rate; correlation between core temperature, skin temperature, heart rate and sweatingplate values
- Abstract
- This research studied the relationship between heat transfer measured using a guarded sweating hot plate test method and the actual comfort and heat stress performance of firefighter turnout clothing. Part 2 in this series discusses the results of a study that examines correlations between turnout material breathability and heat stress performance in a warm environment.