Three-dimensional Heat and Moisture Transfer Analysis For Thermal Protection of Firefighters' Gloves With Phase Change Materials.

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• Alternative Title:
  International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics : JOSE, 2025, v. 31, no. 1: Three-dimensional Heat and Moisture Transfer Analysis For Thermal Protection of Firefighters' Gloves With Phase Change Materials.
• Journal Article:
  International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics : JOSE
• Personal Author:
  Xu, Susan S. ; Pollard, Jonisha ; Zhao, Weihuan
• Description:
  Transient three-dimensional (3D) heat and moisture transfer simulations were conducted to analyze the thermal performances of the entire phase change material (PCM) integrated into firefighters' gloves. PCM was broken down into several segments to cover the back and palm of the hand but to avoid finger joints to keep hand functions. Parametric studies were performed to explore the effects of PCM melting temperatures, PCM locations in the glove and PCM layer thicknesses on the overall thermal performance improvement of firefighters' gloves. The study found that PCM segments could extend the time for hand skin surfaces (areas covered or not covered by PCM) to reach second-degree burn injury (60 °C) by 1.5-2 times compared to conventional firefighters' gloves without PCM. Moreover, PCM segments could help mitigate the temperature increase on hand skin and glove surface after fire exposure.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Gloves, Protective
  • Humans
  • Firefighters
  • Hot Temperature
  • Burns
  • Equipment Design
  • Hand
  • Phase Transition
  • Materials Testing
• Keywords:
  • structural firefighters' gloves
  • thermal protective performance
  • 3D heat transfer modeling and simulations
  • novel material
• Source:
  International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics : JOSE, 2025, v. 31, no. 1
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2024.2424043
• ISSN:
  1080-3548 ; 2376-9130
• Pubmed ID:
  39629608
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11924176
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Pages in Document:
  214-230 (33 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  31
• Issue:
  1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/261888/cdc_261888_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.08 MB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8cf583caf290c3fe93d602ee797a1ba64ac6ad56b0566deab9eec3f425b69d14a15da3249c72d7f64c4c3929a262fcb9633ab94719f84c67a1108d973df335b3