Resistance of Navy Shipboard Work Clothing Materials to Extreme Heat.

Abstract

Estimates of burn injury potential of Navy work clothing materials have been made by measuring retention of tensile properties during exposure to radiant heat; resistance to ignition; heat transfer during exposure to either radiant heat or flame impingement. Seventeen outerwear fabrics were tested, including polyester, cotton (normal and FR), wool, polyester/cotton, polyester/wool, polyester/rayon, nylon/cotton and Nomex/Kevlar blends of weights ranging from 3.5 to 10.3 oz/sq yd. Four underwear fabrics, both woven and knit, made from 100% cotton and 65/35 polyester/cotton were also included, as well as various outerwear/underwear combinations. The analytical work of Alice M. Stoll and her associates was extended to obtain an estimate of burn injury potential from heat transfer data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA122348

Entities

People

  • Judith M. Welsford
  • Meredith M. Schoppee
  • Norman J. Abbott

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burns
  • Clothing
  • Construction
  • Emissivity
  • Equations
  • Fabrics
  • Fires
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Research Facilities
  • Specific Heat
  • Tensile Properties
  • Thermal Conductivity

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  • Materials Science
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.