Prediction of time to ignition in multiple vehicle fire spread experiments

This paper describes the application of the flux‐time product ignition criterion and the point source flame radiation model to predict the time to ignition in multiple vehicle spread scenarios. Ten experiments from the literature have been selected due to sufficiency of information required to apply...

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Main Authors: Mohd Tohir, Mohd Zahirasri, Spearpoint, Michael, Fleischmann, Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73588/
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author Mohd Tohir, Mohd Zahirasri
Spearpoint, Michael
Fleischmann, Charles
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Spearpoint, Michael
Fleischmann, Charles
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description This paper describes the application of the flux‐time product ignition criterion and the point source flame radiation model to predict the time to ignition in multiple vehicle spread scenarios. Ten experiments from the literature have been selected due to sufficiency of information required to apply the methods. The outcome of this work is to be applied to a risk‐based model for the design of car parking buildings to determine when and if a fire spreads between vehicles; therefore, the analysis suggests properties of a representative material that can reasonably account for those external vehicle components that are most likely to ignite first. The application of both methods to the complex problem of multiple vehicle ignition requires several assumptions and simplifications which are discussed in the paper.
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spelling upm-735882020-06-29T03:54:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73588/ Prediction of time to ignition in multiple vehicle fire spread experiments Mohd Tohir, Mohd Zahirasri Spearpoint, Michael Fleischmann, Charles This paper describes the application of the flux‐time product ignition criterion and the point source flame radiation model to predict the time to ignition in multiple vehicle spread scenarios. Ten experiments from the literature have been selected due to sufficiency of information required to apply the methods. The outcome of this work is to be applied to a risk‐based model for the design of car parking buildings to determine when and if a fire spreads between vehicles; therefore, the analysis suggests properties of a representative material that can reasonably account for those external vehicle components that are most likely to ignite first. The application of both methods to the complex problem of multiple vehicle ignition requires several assumptions and simplifications which are discussed in the paper. Wiley 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73588/1/Prediction%20of%20time%20to%20ignition%20in%20multiple%20vehicle%20fire%20spread%20experiments.pdf Mohd Tohir, Mohd Zahirasri and Spearpoint, Michael and Fleischmann, Charles (2018) Prediction of time to ignition in multiple vehicle fire spread experiments. Fire and Materials, 42 (1). 69 - 80. ISSN 0308-0501; ESSN: 1099-1018 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fam.2458 10.1002/fam.2458
spellingShingle Mohd Tohir, Mohd Zahirasri
Spearpoint, Michael
Fleischmann, Charles
Prediction of time to ignition in multiple vehicle fire spread experiments
title Prediction of time to ignition in multiple vehicle fire spread experiments
title_full Prediction of time to ignition in multiple vehicle fire spread experiments
title_fullStr Prediction of time to ignition in multiple vehicle fire spread experiments
title_full_unstemmed Prediction of time to ignition in multiple vehicle fire spread experiments
title_short Prediction of time to ignition in multiple vehicle fire spread experiments
title_sort prediction of time to ignition in multiple vehicle fire spread experiments
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73588/1/Prediction%20of%20time%20to%20ignition%20in%20multiple%20vehicle%20fire%20spread%20experiments.pdf