Journal
CLOTHING AND TEXTILES RESEARCH JOURNAL
Volume 36, Issue 3, Pages 151-164Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X18755464
Keywords
comfort; aerogel; phase change material; firefighting garment; thermal protection
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- Australian government
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Phase change material (PCM) in firefighting garment enhances protection and comfort. Wearing a protective clothing containing PCM, while fighting the fire, is a direct risk to the wearer as most PCMs used are flammable. This article reports a solution by using aerogel. Thermal liner fabric was treated with PCM and/or aerogel and then their thermal properties were analyzed. It has been found that the mean ignition time of PCM-containing thermal liner is around 3.3 s in current case while this value significantly increased to 5.5 s when the combination of aerogel and PCM was used. Moreover, the weight of the liner fabric with aerogel decreased in comparison to PCM-containing liner. Aerogel also slowed down the spreading of flame in PCM-containing fabric. Aerogel-coated liner showed superior heat resistance and the combination of aerogel with PCM increased the thermal resistance of PCM-containing liner.
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