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Heat sensing manikin test probe
Author(s) -
Andersson Petra,
Holmstedt Göran
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/1099-1018(200007/08)24:4<195::aid-fam738>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - thermal manikin , mist , skin temperature , environmental science , thermal burn , poison control , pig skin , fire fighter , thermal , forensic engineering , aeronautics , nuclear engineering , simulation , marine engineering , materials science , engineering , biomedical engineering , surgery , medicine , meteorology , composite material , thermal insulation , physics , medical emergency , environmental health , layer (electronics)
A manikin test probe has been developed to simulate the thermal behaviour of human skin when exposed to thermal conditions likely to occur in fires. The threshold for second‐degree burn injuries is evaluated from the temperature readings using a damage integral. The probe has been exposed to different radiation fluxes and the calculated damage criterion for second‐degree burn injuries is in agreement with data from the literature on human skin and pig skin. Probes mounted on a manikin have been used to assess how the extent of burn injuries develop as a function of time on a fully dressed pilot inside a military aeroplane surrounded by a large pool fire. In another scenario burn injuries for humans inside a fire room are assessed when a super‐heated water mist extinguishing system is activated. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.