Distribution analysis of the fire severity characteristics of single passenger road vehicles using heat release rate data

Mohd Tohir, Mohd Zahirasri; Spearpoint, Michael

doi:10.1186/2193-0414-2-5

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Table 10 Multi-purpose vehicle (MPV)

From: Distribution analysis of the fire severity characteristics of single passenger road vehicles using heat release rate data

ID	Vehicle make and model	Vehicle year	Curb weight (kg)	Facility type	Condition	Ignition source	Ignition location	Incipient stage	Mass loss rate	Carbon emission/Product consumption	Heat release rate evaluation method	Smoke production	Reference and experiment date (ED)/report submitted (RS)/date published (DP)
MPV1	Plymouth Voyager	1996	1946	Open Calorimeter	Rear hatch window broken, left rear vent window open, left rear quarter panel cracked from crash	Pool from 243 ML/min fuel tank leak ignited at 30s	Under vehicle	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	(Santrock 2002c)
MPV1	Plymouth Voyager	1996	1946	Open Calorimeter		Pool from 243 ML/min fuel tank leak ignited at 30s	Under vehicle	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	ED 15 Nov 1996
MPV2	Dodge Caravan Sport	1996	1981	Open Calorimeter	Driver and passenger window slightly open	Electrical wire igniter	Around battery and power distributor housing	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	(Santrock 2001)
MPV2	Dodge Caravan Sport	1996	1981	Open Calorimeter	Driver and passenger window slightly open	Electrical wire igniter	Around battery and power distributor housing	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	ED 13 Nov 1996
MPV3	Unknown (Minivan)	1995	N/A	Open Calorimeter	Driver and passenger window open	2 L of gasoline	Poured on driver’s seat	Included (prior experiment not included)	N	Y (O₂ consumption, CO & CO₂ production)	Temperature difference	N	(Stroup et al. 2001)
MPV3	Unknown (Minivan)	1995	N/A	Open Calorimeter	Driver and passenger window open	2 L of gasoline	Poured on driver’s seat	Included (prior experiment not included)	N	Y (O₂ consumption, CO & CO₂ production)	Temperature difference	N	ED 7 Dec 1999
MPV4	Renault Espace	Undetermined, available from 1984 – Late 1990s	1170 - 1780	Parking Garage	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unclear	Y	N	Mass loss	N	(Van Oerle et al. 1999)
MPV4	Renault Espace	Undetermined, available from 1984 – Late 1990s	1170 - 1780	Parking Garage	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unclear	Y	N	Mass loss	N	DP 5 Nov 1999
MPV5	Renault Espace	2001	1170 -1780	Room Calorimeter	All passenger windows closed, bonnet closed after fire has established.	IMS soaked fibre-board	Engine compartment	Included	N	N	Species-based calorimetry	N	(CLG 2010)
MPV5	Renault Espace	2001	1170 -1780	Room Calorimeter		IMS soaked fibre-board	Engine compartment	Included	N	N	Species-based calorimetry	N	ED 1 Sep 2008
MPV6	Renault Espace	Undetermined, available from 1984 - 1994	1170 - 1780	Tunnel	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unclear	N	N	Species-based calorimetry	N	(Steinert 1994)
													DP 1994

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