Radiant Protective and Transport Properties of Fabrics Used by Wildland Firefighters

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 567-573

  Sun, G ^a   Yoo, H S ^a   Zhang, X S ^a   Pan, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAMID FABRIC; COTTON FABRIC; FABRIC PROPERTY; FLAME RESISTANCE; HEAT RESISTANCE; MODACRYLIC FABRIC; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PERMEABILITY; POLYIMIDE FABRIC; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STRUCTURAL PROPERTY; TRANSPORT; UNIFORM;

EID: 0033840945     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051750007000702     Document Type: Article

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