United States Department of Transportation
i
Ventilation Design and Procedures for Passenger Rail [Research Results]
-
2023-09-01
[PDF-480.84 KB]
Details:
-
Creators:
-
Corporate Creators:
-
Subject/TRT Terms:
-
Publication/ Report Number:
-
Resource Type:
-
Geographical Coverage:
-
Edition:Research Results
-
Contracting Officer:
-
Corporate Publisher:
-
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:
-
Funding:
-
Collection(s):
-
Main Document Checksum:
-
Download URL:
-
File Type:
