This project improved upon an ongoing project at WPI which uses an instrumental mannequin to rank firefighting clothing. The project included the design and creation of copper slug calorimeters to measure heat flux, improvement of the data acquisition system, installation of a smoother multi-speed motor and the introduction of a flow controller into the propane lines. The mannequin was instrumented with copper slug calorimeters, outfitted in firefighting clothing and run through the compartment to test the performance of the gear.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Martin, Jonathan Cooper
• Vanney, Aaron Francis
• Kramarczyk, Jason Fallon
• Hartman, David J.
• Barter, Melissa Bentele
• Moseley, Marc W.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 04D225M

Advisor

• Barnett, Jonathan R.

Year

• 2004

Date created

• 2004-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright