Development of phase-change protective clothing for improving safety of firefighters in low thermal radiation.

To enhance firefighters' safety in fire environments, new phase-change protective clothing was developed using a drip molding process to improve thermal protection and thermal comfort. The effects of the droplet interval (1, 1.5 and 2 cm) and droplet diameter (4, 6 and 8 mm) on the thermal protective performance under low thermal radiation were examined by the stored energy tester (SET).