Numerical Simulations for a Typical Train Fire in China
Railway is the key transport means in China including the Mainland, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Consequent to so many big arson and accidental fires in the public transport systems including trains and buses, fire safety in passenger trains is a concern. Numerical simulations with Computational Fluid Dyn...
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| description | Railway is the key transport means in China including the Mainland, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Consequent to so many big arson and accidental fires in the public transport systems including trains and buses, fire safety in passenger trains is a concern. Numerical simulations with Computational Fluid Dynamics on identified fire scenarios with typical train compartments in China will be reported in this paper. The heat release rate of the first ignited item was taken as the input parameter. The mass lost rate of fuel vapor of other combustibles was estimated to predict the resultant heat release rates by the combustion models in the software. Results on air flow, velocity vectors, temperature distribution, smoke layer height, and smoke spread patterns inside the train compartment were analyzed. The results are useful for working out appropriate fire safety measures for train vehicles and determining the design fire for subway stations and railway tunnels. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f7178e5110794d70b6fd0ea4a9c7fd2e2025-02-03T01:30:26ZengWileyModelling and Simulation in Engineering1687-55911687-56052011-01-01201110.1155/2011/369470369470Numerical Simulations for a Typical Train Fire in ChinaW. K. Chow0K. C. Lam1N. K. Fong2S. S. Li3Y. Gao4Research Centre for Fire Engineering, Department of Building Services Engineering, Area of Strength: Fire Safety Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongResearch Centre for Fire Engineering, Department of Building Services Engineering, Area of Strength: Fire Safety Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongResearch Centre for Fire Engineering, Department of Building Services Engineering, Area of Strength: Fire Safety Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongDepartment of Building Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001 Heilongjiang, ChinaDepartment of Building Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001 Heilongjiang, ChinaRailway is the key transport means in China including the Mainland, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Consequent to so many big arson and accidental fires in the public transport systems including trains and buses, fire safety in passenger trains is a concern. Numerical simulations with Computational Fluid Dynamics on identified fire scenarios with typical train compartments in China will be reported in this paper. The heat release rate of the first ignited item was taken as the input parameter. The mass lost rate of fuel vapor of other combustibles was estimated to predict the resultant heat release rates by the combustion models in the software. Results on air flow, velocity vectors, temperature distribution, smoke layer height, and smoke spread patterns inside the train compartment were analyzed. The results are useful for working out appropriate fire safety measures for train vehicles and determining the design fire for subway stations and railway tunnels.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/369470 |
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| title | Numerical Simulations for a Typical Train Fire in China |
| title_full | Numerical Simulations for a Typical Train Fire in China |
| title_fullStr | Numerical Simulations for a Typical Train Fire in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numerical Simulations for a Typical Train Fire in China |
| title_short | Numerical Simulations for a Typical Train Fire in China |
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