Resistance of Navy Shipboard Outerwear Garments and Fire-Resistant Fabrics to Extreme Heat

Abstract

The heat protective capabilities of a variety of fabrics used in Navy Shipboard outerwear garments have been characterized in several ways. Fabric tensile strength retention during short-term exposure to bilateral radiant heat at fluxes to 0.8 cal/sq cm sec, time-to-ignition at bilateral radiant fluxes to 1.1 cal/sq cm/sec, and the level of heat transferred to an underlying surface as the result of unilateral radiation to 1.25 cal/sq cm/sec and flame exposure at 2.2 cal/sq cm/sec have all been measured. Thirty-six single-layer fabrics and fabric assemblies have been used in the investigation ranging in weight from 3 to 25 oz/sq yd. Fabric materials tested include cotton, wool, modacrylic, Nomex, Kevlar, PAN, corespan semi-carbon/Kevlar, coated fabrics and various blends.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA145414

Entities

People

  • J. M. Welsford
  • M. M. Schoppee
  • N. J. Abbott

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burns
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Clothing
  • Exothermic Reactions
  • Fabrics
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Flux
  • Heat Transfer
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Research Facilities
  • Resins
  • Smoke
  • Tensile Properties
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.