This white paper discusses the features of a thermal protection device. Thermal events in components can endanger the component and the user. This white paper discusses the features of a thermal ...

The TPP test was first included in the 1986 revision of NFPA 1971: Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting. Before 1986, thermal protection was ...

Ablative composites are engineered materials designed to protect structures from extreme thermal environments by gradually eroding and forming a protective char layer. Widely used in aerospace and ...

Thermik Gerätebau GmbH has established itself as a global leader in the development and manufacture of thermal protectors and thermistors. Founded in 1968 in Pforzheim, Germany, by Peter Hofsaess, the ...

Thermal protection is very important in many power systems. Figure 1 shows a low-cost thermal-protection circuit based on the LTC1998, a 6-pin SOT-23 comparator for battery monitoring. This circuit ...

Leidos‘ Dynetics subsidiary has won a $478.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop a thermal protection system intended to protect surface-to-surface hypersonic missiles from intense heat ...

Fabric might be the last thing on your mind when firefighters rescue someone from a burning building, but without fire-resistant clothing, such rescues might not happen at all. The turnout gear that ...

When it comes to selecting our firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE), too often, we make decisions based on subjective factors, such as appearance or color. Fit and cost are important ...

On June 26 th, 2019, a vehicle exploded while parked in its owner's garage in Montreal without warning. 1 This phenomenon was the result of a thermal runaway process affecting the car's lithium-ion ...