Characterizing factors affecting the hot liquid penetration performance of fabrics for protective clothing

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 174-186

  lu, Yehu ^a   Song, Guowen ^b   Zeng, Hongbo ^b   Zhang, Ling ^b   li, Jun ^a,c  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

hot liquid splash; impact penetration; impingement angle; protective clothing; surface tension; viscosity

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EMPLOYMENT; HAZARDS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; LIQUIDS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

HOT LIQUID; IMPACT PENETRATION; IMPINGEMENT ANGLE; LIQUID PENETRATION; PENETRATION BEHAVIOR; PENETRATION PERFORMANCE; PROTECTIVE MATERIALS; PROTECTIVE PERFORMANCE;

HOSIERY MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84892867991     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: 17467748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517513485625     Document Type: Article

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