The

material
of Driver
Jumpsuit

Research and
Development Presented
By-
Govardhan Srinivasan
4-J
 DriversꢀwearꢀsuitsꢀthatꢀareꢀmadeꢀupꢀofꢀtwoꢀtoꢀfourꢀlayersꢀofꢀNomexꢀandꢀitꢀisꢀtested.ꢀAndꢀ
putꢀthroughꢀaꢀtestꢀinꢀwhichꢀitꢀhasꢀtoꢀremainꢀintactꢀatꢀtemperaturesꢀofꢀaboutꢀ800ꢀdegreeꢀ
Celsius.Theꢀinsideꢀofꢀtheꢀsuitꢀmustꢀnotꢀcrossꢀ41ꢀdegreeꢀCelsiusꢀforꢀatꢀleastꢀ11ꢀsecondsꢀalso.ꢀ
NomexꢀisꢀaꢀFire-Resistantꢀfibre.ꢀTheꢀsuitꢀshouldꢀalsoꢀbeꢀableꢀtoꢀresistꢀignitionꢀforꢀ10ꢀ
seconds.
Advantages-ꢀWearingꢀthisꢀsuitꢀaꢀdriverꢀcanꢀsurviveꢀforꢀ11ꢀsecondsꢀatꢀaꢀtemperatureꢀofꢀ840ꢀ
degreeꢀCelcius. Nomex is light and Comfortable and easy to clean.
Disadvantages- It is very expensive .
Theꢀsameꢀmaterialꢀꢀisꢀalsoꢀusedꢀtoꢀmakeꢀtheꢀdriversꢀgloves.ꢀTheyꢀareꢀthinꢀandꢀhaveꢀ
letherꢀstitchedꢀonꢀtoꢀtheꢀpalmꢀareaꢀasꢀtoꢀgiveꢀaꢀgoodꢀfeelꢀofꢀtheꢀsteering.ꢀTheꢀ
driver’sꢀletherꢀshoesꢀareꢀalsoꢀfireprof.ꢀTheꢀzipperꢀandꢀthreadꢀusedꢀtoꢀsewꢀitꢀshouldꢀ
beꢀableꢀtoꢀwithstandꢀtheseꢀhighꢀtempratures.ꢀTheꢀdriverꢀalsoꢀwearsꢀfireproofꢀ
underwear.
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