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NFPA Suit. Viking
Short notice given only substantially as follows: Viking Life-Saving Equipment, of Denmark, has launched the first National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) suit with built-in Thermal Sensor Technology (TST) to enable critical temperatures to be accurately monitored. Lightweight and flexible, this intelligent clothing alerts fire-fighters to critical temperatures that cause heat stress and burn. The Viking NFPA system, developed in partnership with fellow Danish company Ohmatex, provides a visual alert to abnormal/critical temperatures via a flashing LED array on the sleeve. Two independent heat sensors are required - a sensor located inside the jacket measures developments in body temperature and a second sensor located on the shoulder alerts to dangerous temperature increases close behind the fire-fighter. Proven thermal sensor technology is encapsulated into flexible silicone elements which withstand temperatures in excess of 260 deg C for far longer than the five minutes required by NFPA standards. The encapsulated sensors are connected to the battery box and display by a specially-developed conductive ribbon woven from standard Nomex yarn spun together with conductive metal filaments.
NFPA Suit. Viking
Short notice given only substantially as follows: Viking Life-Saving Equipment, of Denmark, has launched the first National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) suit with built-in Thermal Sensor Technology (TST) to enable critical temperatures to be accurately monitored. Lightweight and flexible, this intelligent clothing alerts fire-fighters to critical temperatures that cause heat stress and burn. The Viking NFPA system, developed in partnership with fellow Danish company Ohmatex, provides a visual alert to abnormal/critical temperatures via a flashing LED array on the sleeve. Two independent heat sensors are required - a sensor located inside the jacket measures developments in body temperature and a second sensor located on the shoulder alerts to dangerous temperature increases close behind the fire-fighter. Proven thermal sensor technology is encapsulated into flexible silicone elements which withstand temperatures in excess of 260 deg C for far longer than the five minutes required by NFPA standards. The encapsulated sensors are connected to the battery box and display by a specially-developed conductive ribbon woven from standard Nomex yarn spun together with conductive metal filaments.
NFPA Suit. Viking
2009
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