- Author
- Janssens, M. L. | Hucszek, J.
- Title
- Fire Hazard Assessment of Commuter Rail Equipment.
- Coporate
- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX
- Book or Conf
- Fire Risk and Hazard Assessment Research Application Symposium. Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Proceedings. Fire Protection Research Foundation. July 24-26, 2002, Baltimore, MD, 404-433 p., 2002
- Keywords
- fire risk | fire hazards assessment | fire suppression | fire detection | fire research | fire safety | fire protection | railroads | fire hazards assessment | methodology | equipment | evacuation | passenger trains | egress | time | cone calorimeters | heat release rate
- Identifiers
- determine the time needed for safe evacuation of all passengers; calculate the available safe egress time for a range of design fires; evaluate specific rail car fire scenarios; evaluate the suitability of the design; comparison of cone calorimeter data at 50 kW/m2 for different materials; results of available safe egress time calculations