Abstract

This document provides technical details for calculating predicted burn injury to human skin when its surface is subject to a varying heat flux, such as may occur due to energy transmitted through and by a garment or protective clothing ensemble exposed to flames. A series of test cases are provided against which the burn injury prediction calculation method is verified. It also contains requirements for the in situ calibration of the thermal energy sensor — skin injury prediction system for the range of heat fluxes that occur under garments. The skin burn injury calculation methods as presented in this test method do not include terms for handling short wavelength radiation that may penetrate the skin. The latter include arc flashes, some types of fire exposures with liquid or solid fuels, and nuclear sources.

Begin

2021-03-01

WI

00162458

Planned document number

DIN EN ISO 13506-2

Project number

07500589

Responsible national committee

NA 075-05-02 AA - Protective clothing against heat and fire  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 162/WG 2 - Resistance to heat and fire of protective clothing  

Responsible international committee

ISO/TC 94/SC 13/WG 2 - Protective clothing against heat and flame  

draft standard

Protective clothing against heat and flame - Part 2: Skin burn injury prediction - Calculation requirements and test cases (ISO/DIS 13506-2:2023); German and English version prEN ISO 13506-2:2023
2023-03
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