Heat Transfer Model for Fire Fighter's Protective Clothing

摘要

The paper presents the first stage in the development of a heat transfer model211u001efor fire fighter's protective clothing. The protective fabrics are assumed to be 211u001edry (e.g., no moisture from perspiration) and the fabric temperatures considered 211u001eare below the point of thermal degradation (e.g., melting or charring). Many burn 211u001einjuries to fire fighters occur even when there is no thermal degradation of 211u001etheir protective gear. A planar geometry of the fabric layers is assumed with one-211u001edimensional heat transfer. The forward-reverse model is used for radiative heat 211u001etransfer. The accuracy of the model is tested by comparing time dependent 211u001etemperatures from both within and on the surface of a typical fabric assembly to 211u001ethose obtained experimentally.