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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