Open AccessThermal Properties of Special New Generation Personal Protective Clothing for Firefighters-Rescuers
Author(s) -
Marzena Rachwał,
Małgorzata MajderŁopatka,
Tomasz Węsierski,
Artur Ankowski,
Magdalena Młynarczyk,
Adrian Bralewski,
Aleksandra Spławska,
Robert Piec
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
zeszyty naukowe sgsp
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2720-0779
pISSN - 0239-5223
DOI - 10.5604/01.3001.0015.6479
Subject(s) - clothing , personal protective equipment , thermal insulation , thermal protection , thermal manikin , heat flux , work (physics) , thermal comfort , thermal , architectural engineering , forensic engineering , materials science , environmental science , engineering , mechanical engineering , composite material , heat transfer , medicine , mechanics , meteorology , physics , disease , archaeology , covid-19 , pathology , layer (electronics) , infectious disease (medical specialty) , history
Every day, firefighters put their health and life at risk by saving people and theirproperty not only during fires, but by being always ready during all kinds of unfortunateevents. Therefore, they need special personal protective equipment, includingprotective clothing. The purpose of the study was to compare thermal properties ofnew (PROTON and SYRIUSZ) and old (US-03) personal protective clothing for firefighters.Measurements of thermal insulation (total, effective and local) were carriedout using a full body shape thermal manikin Newton consisting of 34 segments, inwhich temperature and heat flux were controlled independently. Results of the totalthermal insulation of the entire clothing reveal differences between all three models.The lowest values were noticed for the model PROTON with light and shorter jacketand the highest values of thermal insulation for the new model SYRIUSZ, indicatingthat this model protect the user against heat most effectively. New models of personalprotective clothing for firefighters should be recommended for use in everyday work,because they are characterized by better parameters than the previous type of protectiveclothing, both in terms of thermal protection and mobility.