Flash-Fire Laboratory for Advanced Manikin & Material Evaluation (FLAMME)

Flash-Fire Laboratory for Advanced Manikin & Material Evaluation (FLAMME)

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The Flash-Fire Laboratory for Advanced Manikin & Material Evaluation (FLAMME) facility enables the assessment of the thermal protection performance for materials concerned with urban and rural environments and applications for high-performance textiles that deliver solutions for safer and healthier lives.

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The FLAMME facility is capable of testing a wide range of garment types from everyday items to technical Personal Protective Clothing (PPC) in Firefighting, Mining and Aerospace industries.

Contact

Address: 25 Dawson St, Brunswick, Victoria, 3056

Location: Brunswick Campus, Building 512, Level 1, Room 1A

Email: flamme@rmit.edu.au

Key Contacts

The FLAMME facility is support by an expert team of staff:

Director CMIFF: Professor Rajiv Padhye

Associate Dean, Research & Innovation: Professor Steve Michielsen

Facility Technical Lead: Shelley MacRae

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.