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 

Project Title

To Investigate Radiation Heat Transfer rate on commercially available fire suit material using experimental techniques as well as FEM

Project Area of Specialization

Mechanical Engineering

Project Summary

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 
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.

Project Objectives

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.

Project Implementation Method

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.

Benefits of the Project

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.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

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

Final Deliverable of the Project

HW/SW integrated system

Core Industry

Education

Other Industries

Core Technology

Others

Other Technologies

Augmented & Virtual Reality

Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Required Resources

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