THERMAL DEGRADATION OF FIREFIGHTER TURNOUT GEAR DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF MOISTURE

dc.contributor.advisordi Marzo, Marinoen_US
dc.contributor.authorPerry, Justin Angeloen_US
dc.contributor.departmentFire Protection Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-08T05:33:02Z
dc.date.available2011-07-08T05:33:02Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.description.abstractThis research examines the effect of moisture on firefighting turnout gear. As moisture from perspiration penetrates a firefighters clothing and eventually migrates into his turnout gear, the thermal properties of the fabric are altered, resulting in thermal degradation. A numerical simulation was developed using a one dimensional heat conduction equation solved using Crank Nicholson finite difference methodology. Moisture was prescribed to penetrate the inner layers of the turnout gear and tracked using a regain measurement. Experimental tests were then performed under conditions with and without moisture with a radiant panel suspended over a guarded sweatplate to validate the results from the numerical simulation. The numerical simulation developed will be used in combination with future testing to design more effective firefighter turnout gear.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/11767
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineeringen_US
dc.titleTHERMAL DEGRADATION OF FIREFIGHTER TURNOUT GEAR DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF MOISTUREen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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