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 4 Passenger car: mini

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	Toxic product emission/Product consumption	Heat release rate evaluation method	Smoke production	Reference and experiment date (ED)/report submitted (RS)/date published (DP)
M1	Trabant Limousine	Undetermined, available from 1963 - 1990	695	Room calorimeter	Slight gap at top of windows	250 mL isopropanol	Front seat	Unclear	N	N	Convective calorimetry	N	(Steinert 2000)
M1	Trabant Limousine	Undetermined, available from 1963 - 1990	695	Room calorimeter	Slight gap at top of windows	250 mL isopropanol	Front seat	Unclear	N	N	Convective calorimetry	N	ED 1998
M2	Renault 5	1980s	757	Corner calorimeter	N/A	1.5 L gasoline in open tray	Under left front seat	Not mentioned	Y	N	Species-based calorimetry	N	(Joyeux 1997)
M2	Renault 5	1980s	757	Corner calorimeter	N/A	1.5 L gasoline in open tray	Under left front seat	Not mentioned	Y	N	Species-based calorimetry	N	ED 24 Jul 1995
M3	Unknown	1995	830	Open calorimeter	N/A	1 L gasoline in open tray	Under gear box	Not mentioned	Y	N	Species based calorimetry	N	(Joyeux 1997)
M3	Unknown	1995	830	Open calorimeter	N/A	1 L gasoline in open tray	Under gear box	Not mentioned	Y	N	Species based calorimetry	N	ED 5 Jul 1996
M4	Rover-Austin Metro LS	1990s	893	Room calorimeter	Slight gap at top of windows	250 mL isopropanol	Front seat	Unclear	N	N	Convective calorimetry	N	(Steinert 2000)
M4	Rover-Austin Metro LS	1990s	893	Room calorimeter	Slight gap at top of windows	250 mL isopropanol	Front seat	Unclear	N	N	Convective calorimetry	N	ED 1998
M5	Opel Kadett	Undetermined, available from 1962 - 1991	737-1007	Parking garage	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unclear	Y	N	Mass loss	N	(Van Oerle et al. 1999)
M5	Opel Kadett	Undetermined, available from 1962 - 1991	737-1007	Parking garage	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unclear	Y	N	Mass loss	N	DP 5 Nov 1999
M6	Fiat 127	Undetermined, available from 1971 - 1983	705-870	Road tunnel	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unclear	N	N	Not mentioned	N	(Carvel 2004)
													ED 1997

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