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Development of Firefighters' Personal Protective Clothing with Nomex Honeycomb Fabric and its Protective and Comfort Evaluation

노멕스 허니콤 구조 직물을 적용한 소방관용 특수방화복 개발 및 이의 보호 쾌적 성능평가

  • Jung, Jae-Yeon (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ku, Ponjun (Dept. of Physical Education, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Do Hyung (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kwon, Min-Jae (Fire Protection Technology Center, Korea Conformity Laboratories(KCL)) ;
  • Kang, Sungwook (Fire Protection Technology Center, Korea Conformity Laboratories(KCL)) ;
  • Choi, Jeong-Yoon (Fire Protection Technology Center, Korea Conformity Laboratories(KCL)) ;
  • Lee, Joo-Young (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design, Seoul National University)
  • 정재연 (서울대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 구본준 (서울대학교 체육교육과) ;
  • 김도형 (서울대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 권민재 (한국건설생활환경시험연구원) ;
  • 강성욱 (한국건설생활환경시험연구원) ;
  • 최정윤 (한국건설생활환경시험연구원) ;
  • 이주영 (서울대학교 의류학과)
  • Received : 2019.04.15
  • Accepted : 2019.06.21
  • Published : 2019.10.30
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Abstract

The present study newly developed a firefighters' protective jacket and pants using a Nomex honeycomb structured layer (HPC) in cases of being exposed to flashover or flameover. This study evaluated the protective and comfort functions of an HPC compared to the current KFI firefighters' protective clothing (FPC). The results are as follows. First, thermal protective performance (TPP) of fabric layers was 2.75 times greater for HPC than FPC at $125kW/m^2$. Second, the predicted second and third degree burn areas were smaller for HPC than FPC when using a flame manikin. Third, thermal insulation using a thermal manikin was 0.2 clo greater for HPC than FPC. Fourth, there were no marked differences in maximal performance, mobility, and microclimate temperature/humidity between FPC and HPC through human wear trials. The thermal insulation of HPC was higher than that of FPC; however, any negative effect of HPC thermal insulation on the comfort functions for firefighters was not found. In conclusion, the newly-developed HPC provided more protection in reducing burn injuries from $125kW/m^2$, while no negative impact on maximal performance, mobility and thermal comfort functions of firefighters, which is appropriate for quick-evasive tactics at the flashover, flameover or back draft fires.

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