To Investigate Radiation Heat Transfer rate on commercially available fire suit material using experimental techniques as well as FEM
The project we picked was due to lack of safety reason in Pakistan. As we know fire suits are an important part of safety equipment in industries but these safeties are regularly ignored in our industries. And the companies who use fire suits does not meet the standards
2025-06-28 16:36:24 - Adil Khan
To Investigate Radiation Heat Transfer rate on commercially available fire suit material using experimental techniques as well as FEM
Project Area of Specialization Mechanical EngineeringProject SummaryThe project we picked was due to lack of safety reason in Pakistan. As we know fire suits
are an important part of safety equipment in industries but these safeties are regularly
ignored in our industries. And the companies who use fire suits does not meet the standards
most are weak and manufactured poorly. So the purpose of our project is to study heat
transfer under different conditions and also check if the suits can maintain their integrity
under the given condition.
We know that firefighters are exposed to intense heat and radiations while performing their
duties. The primary objectives of our project would therefore be to obtain and provide a
suitable solution for the protection of firefighter and if possible reducing the heat transfer
so during his exposure period to fire as well as during the cooling phase of suit the integrity
of suit can be maintained.
Fire suits Clothing not only serve as a barrier to the exterior environment but also act as a
heat transmission channel from the human body to the surrounding environment. Although
we know that fire suits are basically equipment worn for safety purpose to save from major
incidents and burns but heat transfer should occur through them. To prove our hypothesis,
we will perform physical experiments on fire suits and also preform software based
analysis.
The application of our project help us understand the process through which heat transfer
occur through the fire suits and if the suits can be improved in any way possible to maintain
the integrity of fire suits for prolonged period of usage.
Based on the research collected, other fire fighter protective clothing tests, and our
prototype testing, a sample test procedure was defined. The procedure generates
comparable results to the ASTM F 1930 tests, exposing the manikin to equivalent total
energy. The difference is that this test evaluates the entire fire fighter ensemble under more
realistic fire conditions. The defined testing procedure requires that all test runs be
conducted with fire conditions in the room set to a 1.5 MW fire. Also, all test runs will
include protecting the manikin from incident flux with the thermal shield until the fire has
reached steady state. Finally, there must be sufficient time between tests for the manikin’s
sensors to cool back to near-ambient temperatures. The tests are designed as increasingly
severe tests, while also evaluating the ensembles deterioration after multiple exposures.
The first test involves moving the manikin into the doorway plane and collecting heat flux
data for 30 seconds. The manikin was exposed) which is equivalent to the six second
exposure at 84 kW/m2 Thermo-Man test. As the least energy exposure, and a purely
radiative exposure, this test run is the baseline test for determining ensemble deterioration.
The next two runs are procedurally equivalent, ensuring that the test is both repeatable
while also monitoring some level of material deterioration. This test includes moving the
clothed manikin
| Item Name | Type | No. of Units | Per Unit Cost (in Rs) | Total (in Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in (Rs) | 68000 | |||
| Rig | Equipment | 1 | 8000 | 8000 |
| Fire suits | Equipment | 4 | 15000 | 60000 |