Accession Number:

ADA021234

Title:

A Facility and Method for Evaluation of Thermal Protection

Descriptive Note:

Phase rept.

Corporate Author:

NAVAL AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER WARMINSTER PA CREW SYSTEMS DEPT

Personal Author(s):

• Stoll, A. M.
• Munroe, L. R.
• Chianta, M. A.
• Piergallini, J. R.
• Zaccaria, D. E.

Report Date:

1975-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

20.0

Abstract:

The facility described is a fuel fire pit with ancillary equipment and instrumentation to provide for exposure of full-scale, clothed manikins to total flame envelopment under precisely controlled conditions. The method is designed to yield predictions of the proportion of surface area of a living subject expected to be burned under the experimental garment given the same exposure conditions. The ultimate purpose of the procedure is to provide realistic evaluations of the protective capacity of personal gear worn by aircrew personnel subjected to the hazard of fire contact, particularly that occasioned by aircraft in carrier deck crashes.

Descriptors:

• *CRASH LANDINGS
• *FIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
• *TEST FACILITIES
• ANATOMICAL MODELS
• AVIATION ACCIDENTS
• BURNS(INJURIES)
• CARRIER LANDINGS
• FLAMES
• INSTRUMENTATION
• NAVAL RESEARCH
• PREDICTIONS

Subject Categories:

• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
• Protective Equipment

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE