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Friday, November 6, 2009

T-PACC Tests Fabrics, Creates Stored Heat Burn Protocol

Researchers at North Carolina State University developed and evaluated a set of protocols that measure stored heat energy in turn out gear or stored heat burns, which often suffered by firefighters when they are not directly in contact with fire, said the study’s principal Dr. Roger Barker. Barker is director of the university’s Textile Protection and Comfort Center (T-PACC). Researchers at the center evaluated the thermal performance of protective clothing worn by firefighters and focused specifically on stored heat burns. Stored heat burns ...

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