- Author
- Caponi, V. P. | Jafir, A. Q.
- Title
- Fire and Life Safety in People Mover Tunnels in Airports.
- Coporate
- Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas Inc., USA
- Book or Conf
- Tunnel Fires and Escape From Tunnels, 3rd International Conference. Organised and Sponsored by Tunnel Management International. Proceedings. October 9-11, 2001, Washington, DC, 383-392 p., 2001
- Keywords
- tunnels | fire safety | airports | life safety | fire prevention | prefire planning | fire load | building construction | ventilation | air velocity | evacuation | heat release rate | fans | standpipes | fire suppression | occupants | egress | water services | lighting equipment | fire detection
- Identifiers
- Automated People Mover (APM); normal and emergency ventilation air velocities; tunnel air temperature and fresh air levels in evacuation path; emergency ventilation capacity versus critical velocity ranges; emergency/standby power systems; traction power grids; closed circuit television cameras; emergency "blue light" stations