Fire Fighter's Exposure Study
Abstract
Experimental fires from pools of burning aircraft fuels were instrumented with heat meters to determine heat flux distributions for application to the design of protective clothing for firefighting personnel. The spectral distribution of infrared radiation emitted by fires was also measured. Conditions affecting the fires and the resulting heat effects that were studied were wind velocity, fuel pool area, time of burning, orientation around the fire relative to wind direction, distance from the fire, and an extraneous object in a fire. A means by which evaluation of reflective clothing can be made is described.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0722774
Entities
People
- Kenneth W. Graves
Organizations
- Calspan