Re: Nomex

["Larry Pluhar" <lpluhar@airangels.com>]

Synthetics will burn on top of the NOMEX and the heat will transfer to your
body, thus, defeating the heat resistant properties of the NOMEX.

The Army has done extensive ALSE research. Suggest contacting Joe Licina at
U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory located at Ft. Rucker, AL
----- Original Message -----
From: <MAFRAKES@aol.com>
To: <flightmed@flightweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 9:00 AM
Subject: Nomex


> I'm looking for instruction from someone who understands Nomex better than
I
> do.
>
> I appreciate that it is important to wear natural fiber clothes under the
> Nomex so they don't heat up and melt to your skin.  My question is:
What's the
> effect of wearing artificial materials, such as a nylon jacket or vest,
over
> the Nomex?  In a fire, do you still get the same protection from the Nomex
or
> does the melting material on top of it degrade the protective effect?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Michael Frakes
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