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 4

Heat transfer-flame test results of multilayered fabric assemblies.  
Assembly number IndexTest 1Test 2Test 3⁢ valueLevel
HTI24
Assembly 1Before washingHTI24 
17.7 
4.7		17.9 
4.8		18.1 
4.9		 0.006 0.025 
After washingHTI24 
17.2 
4.6		17.3 
4.6		17.3 
4.6		 
Assembly 2Before washingHTI24 
18.7 
5.0		18.7 
4.9		18.8 
5.0		 0.005 0.101 
After washingHTI24 
18.4 
4.9		18.3 
4.8		18.5 
4.9		 
Assembly 3Before washingHTI24 
16.5 
4.1		16.1 
3.9		16.3 
4.0		 0.008 0.140 
X1
After washingHTI24 
15.0 
3.6		14.8 
3.6		15.1 
4.0		 
X1
Assembly 4Before washingHTI24 
14.1 
3.9		14.3 
4.1		13.7 
3.6		 0.130 0.274 
X1
After washingHTI24 
13.8 
3.7		13.7 
3.8		13.3 
3.3		 
X1
Assembly 5Before washingHTI24 
15.1 
4.1		15.2 
4.1		14.9 
3.9		 0.155 0.105 
X1
After washingHTI24 
14.8 
3.9		14.9 
3.9		14.1 
3.68		 
X1