Protection from steam at high pressures: Development of a test device and protocol

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-41

  Sati, Rohit ^a   Crown, Elizabeth M ^b   Gonzalez, Jose ^b   Ackerman, Mark ^b   Dale, Douglas ^b  

^a Layfield Geosynthetics and Industrial Fabrics Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

High pressure steam; Protective materials; Steam protection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEAT; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MINING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME; WATER VAPOR;

EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HEAT; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STEAM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42949104068     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2008.11076748     Document Type: Article

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