Evaluating the Effects of Material Component and Design Feature on Heat Transfer in Firefighter Turnout Clothing by a Sweating Manikin

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 59-66

  li, Jun ^a   Barker, Roger L ^a   Deaton, A Shawn ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

firefighter turnout clothing; moisture permeability index; sweating manikin; thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOISTURE; THERMAL INSULATION;

CLIMATIC CHAMBER; FIREFIGHTER TURNOUT CLOTHING; MOISTURE PERMEABILITY INDEX; SWEATING MANIKIN;

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

DESIGN; GARMENT PROPERTY; HEAT TRANSFER; MANIKIN; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PERMEABILITY; TESTING; THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 34547910310     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517507078029     Document Type: Article

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