Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

Research Article

An Analysis on the Moisture and Thermal Protective Performance of Firefighter Clothing Based on Different Layer Combinations and Effect of Washing on Heat Protection and Vapour Transfer Performance

Table 3

Heat transfer-radiation test results of multilayered fabric assemblies.
Assembly number IndexTest 1Test 2Test 3⁢ valueLevel
RHTI24
Assembly 1Before washingRHTI24 
20.8 
6.1		20.5 
6.0		20.5 
5.9		 0.064 0.373 
After washingRHTI24 
20.4 
6.0		20.4 
5.9		20.3 
5.9		 
Assembly 2Before washingRHTI24 
22.5 
6.7		22.4 
6.5		22.4 
6.6		 0.014 0.374 
After washingRHTI24 
22.2 
6.6		21.9 
6.5		21.9 
6.5		 
Assembly 3Before washingRHTI24 
22.3 
7.6		22.6 
7.9		22.6 
7.7		 0.274 0.205 
After washingRHTI24 
22.4 
7.6		22.3 
7.6		22.4 
7.6		 
Assembly 4Before washingHTI24 
20.4 
6.4		20.3 
6.4		20.2 
6.5		 0.016 0.020 
After washingHTI24 
20.1 
6.3		20 
6.2		20 
6.3		 
Assembly 5Before washingHTI24 
24.6 
7.6		24.5 
7.8		24.7 
7.8		 0.001 0.007 
After washingHTI24 
23.9 
7.3		24.0 
7.4		23.9 
7.4