Ventilation Design and Procedures for Passenger Rail [Research Results]

Details

• Creators:
  Shurland, Melissa
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Rail (Railroads)
  • Railroad cars
  • Heat loss
  • Heat flow
  • Burning rate
  • Oxygen
  • Ventilation equipment
  • Manufacturing standards
  • Passive ventilation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RR 23-17
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Research Results
• Contracting Officer:
  Shurland, Melissa
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored research by the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) to study the principles of fire growth and smoke management, as well as the current state of standards and regulation in the US and abroad. This study was in response to the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Rail Safety Advisory Committee’s Fire Safety Working Group inquiry into the use of ventilation onboard passenger rail in the event of a fire-related emergency. Researchers consulted industry members to gain insight into the challenges with modeling and use of active ventilation in a fire emergency.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  F33315-86-C-5169
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68842/dot_68842_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 480.84 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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