Comparative thermal insulative performance of reinforced knee areas of firefighter protective clothing

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1386, 2000, Pages 312-328

  Stull, Jeffrey O ^a  

^a Intl Personnel Protection Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductive heat resistance; Firefighter protective clothing; Heat transfer; Knee reinforcements; Radiant heat resistance; Threshold times

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744296216     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp14454s     Document Type: Review

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