- Author
- Liu, Z. G. | Crampton, G. P. | Kashef, A. | Gibbs, E. | Muradori, S.
- Title
- International Road Tunnel Fire Detection Research Project. Phase II Task 4: Field Fire Tests on Performance of Fire Detection Systems in an Operating Road Tunnel in Montreal.
- Coporate
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Report
- IRC-RR-272; Research Report IRC-RR-272, September 12, 2008, 51 p.
- Keywords
- tunnels | fire detection | field tests | fire tests | fire detection systems | instruments | ventilation | air flow | pool fires | motor vehicles | fire detectors | scenarios | heat detectors | large scale fire tests | flame detectors | gasoline | heat release rate | calorimeters
- Identifiers
- fire characteristics; pool fires located underneath vehicle; open pool fires located behind a large vehicle
- Abstract
- This report presents the results of the research completed in Task 4 of the International Road Tunnel Fire Detection Research Project (Phase II): Field Fire Tests in an Operating Road Tunnel in Montreal, Canada. The objectives of Task 4 were: (*) Investigate the performance of fire detectors/detection systems in an operatingtunnel environment; (*) Evaluate the performance of selected fire detectors at their maximum detection range; and (*) Provide technical information for comparison to those obtained in thelaboratory tunnel tests.