- Author
- Capote, J. A. | Alvear, D. | Lazaro, M. | Espina, P.
- Title
- Heat Release Rate and Computer Fire Modeling vs Real-Scale Fire Tests in Passenger Trains.
- Coporate
- Cantabria Univ., s/n. 39005 Santander, Spain
- Journal
- Fire and Materials, Vol. 32, No. 4, 213-229, June/July 2008
- Keywords
- passenger trains | heat release rate | computer models | fire models | fire tests | computational fluid dynamics | ceilings | linings | wall coverings | fire growth | fire safety | experiments | cone calorimeters | scenarios | sensitivity analysis | flashover
- Identifiers
- Single Burning Item (SBI); Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS); European research program FIRESTARR; characteristics of the selected materials; differences in the results of the fire tests and FDS model (SBI test); differences in the results of the different studied parameters (passenger compartment test); time to critical conditions of flashover for each material