Merits of Employing Carbon Foam Fabrics in Firefighter’s Helmet Shell

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• Personal Author:
  Elgafy A
• Description:
  The present work is numerical and experimental studies to investigate and predict the merits of using carbon foam fabric as an alternative material for firefighter's helmet. The results of the various simulations of the impact and flame tests show that carbon foam with proposed characteristics is capable in providing both the required mechanical and thermal protection to the firefighter's head. The net weight of the helmet reduces by a percentage range of 57 % to 61 % when compared to the regular materials used in the manufacture of firefighter helmets. Carbon foam makes the firefighter's helmet very light in weight increasing the comfort levels for the firefighters along with providing the required protection and durability. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Firefighters Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Carbon Fibers Fabrics Fire Fighters Fire Resistant Materials Materials Testing Personal Protective Equipment PPE
• Publisher:
  University of Cincinnati
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-46
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052594
• Citation:
  13th Annual Pilot Research Project Symposium, University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center, October 4-5, 2012, Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati, OH: University of Cincinnati, 2012 Oct; :1-46
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  13th Annual Pilot Research Project Symposium, University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center, October 4-5, 2012, Cincinnati, Ohio
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6e9e98270f045e39e7ba490cedc3014b6d0a986fdeba17de3da43ca76f73afb775ac7aa898654969f1b2c0b23aa09c411a62c0d6d6bba7c0198e8a7ef1559d98
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212101/cdc_212101_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 439.31 KB ]