Full-Scale Fire Test of an Intercity Train Car

• Published in: Fire technology Vol. 52; no. 5; pp. 1559 - 1574
• Main Authors: Lee, Duck Hee, Park, Won Hee, Hwang, Jungho, Hadjisophocleous, George
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.09.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Calorimetry; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Civil Engineering; Classical Mechanics; Combustion; Engineering; Experiments; Fire load; Fires; Heat release rate; Heat transfer; Ignition; Load; Oxygen; Oxygen consumption; Physics; Plywood; Polyesters; Polyvinyl chloride; Recording; Thermocouples; Thermometers; Trains; Tunnels; Ventilation; Flame spread; Train car fires; Heat release rate; Window breaking; Fire development

Fire development inside a train car is a topic that has not been studied extensively due to the complexity of the problem and the need for a real train car and the appropriate facilities to conduct these tests in a controlled environment. This paper presents detailed experimental data on fire develo...