Thermal Protective Performance of Firefighters’ Clothing Under Low-Intensity Radiation Heat Exposure

• Autorzy: He Hualing , Yu Zhicai , Zhang Chunbo , Li Minhua

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DOI

10.2478/aut-2020-0018

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The stored energy provided by the fabric assemblies will greatly influence the thermal protection performance (TPP) of firefighters’ protective clothing under low-intensity radiation heat exposure. In this study, two test methods, namely radiant protective performance (RPP) and stored energy test (SET), were used to investigate the TPP of the fabric assemblies. The results indicated that TSET value was lower than TRPP value because of the release of the stored energy in the fabric assemblies after heat exposure. Increasing the fabric layer numbers, air gap between the fabric assemblies would increase the time of TRPP and TSET, indicating that the thermal stored energy weakened the TPP of the firefighters’ protective clothing. Moreover, the TRPP and TSET of the fabric system would be increased when the moisture barrier was cut in the fabric combination system. These findings suggested that stored energy should be considered in analyzing the TPP of fabric assemblies.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

firefighter; protective clothing; thermal protection performance; stored thermal energy; low radiant heat exposures

PL

odzież ochronna; strażak; wydajność ochrony termicznej; zmagazynowana energia cieplna

• Wydawca: Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design
• Czasopismo: Autex Research Journal
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 21, no. 3
• Strony: 234--241
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 25 poz.

Twórcy

autor

He Hualing

• Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Fibers and Eco-Dyeing & Finishing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China
• Key Laboratory of Clean Dyeing and Finishing Technology of Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing 312000, China

autor

Yu Zhicai

• Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Fibers and Eco-Dyeing & Finishing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China

autor

Zhang Chunbo

• College of Advanced Textile, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China

autor

Li Minhua

• College of Advanced Textile, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).