Battlefield flamе/thermal threats or hazards and thermal performance criteria

( Ким Ил Янг. Пожары / тепловые угрозы и критерии тепловых характеристик при ведении боевых действий)Technical Report. -Natick, Massachusetts: U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command. 2000. – 48 p.There is a need for an improved bench-scale flammability test method that can not only measure the protection performance of military protective clothing more reasonably, but also can correllate other current test methods in getting more reliable and consistent results. Heat intensity, one of the major test parameters for the new test method, is to represent flame/thermal burn injury hazards encountered on the battlefield. A comprehensive understanding of military flame/thermal situations based on battlefield scenarios is essential to do this. This study will identify all flame/thermal threats or hazards expected on various battlefield environments. They will be characterized based on different combat situations, and their fuels and fire characteirstics. Based on the results from this study, thermal performance criteria for new military protective clothing system will be recommended for the user groups. The criteria will be the basis of the test conditions for new improved test methods.