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 6 Passenger car : compact

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)
C1	Unknown	Undetermined, available from 1970 – late 1990s	1182	Open Calorimeter	Driver and passenger windows rolled down 10 cm	Cloth soaked with methanol	Driver’s seat	Included	N	N	Oxygen depletion	N	(Shintani et al. 2004)
C1	Unknown	Undetermined, available from 1970 – late 1990s	1182	Open Calorimeter	Driver and passenger windows rolled down 10 cm	Cloth soaked with methanol	Driver’s seat	Included	N	N	Oxygen depletion	N	DP March 2004
C2	Unknown	1995	1303	Open Calorimeter	N/A	1.5 L gasoline in open tray	Under left front seat	Not mentioned	Y	N	Species-based calorimetry	N	(Joyeux 1997)
C2	Unknown	1995	1303	Open Calorimeter	N/A	1.5 L gasoline in open tray	Under left front seat	Not mentioned	Y	N	Species-based calorimetry	N	ED 19 Jun 1996
C3	Unknown	1990s	1360	Room Calorimeter	1 m² windows opened; tank has 10 L of gasoline fuel.	80 g of alcohol gel fuel	Right rear wheel	Included	N	N	Mass loss	N	(Okamoto et al. 2009)
C3	Unknown	1990s	1360	Room Calorimeter	1 m² windows opened; tank has 10 L of gasoline fuel.	80 g of alcohol gel fuel	Right rear wheel	Included	N	N	Mass loss	N	RS 11 Sep 2007
C4	Unknown	1990s	1360	Room Calorimeter	Windows closed; tank has 10 L of gasoline fuel.	80 g of alcohol gel fuel	Right rear wheel	Included	N	N	Mass loss	N	(Okamoto et al. 2009)
C4	Unknown	1990s	1360	Room Calorimeter	Windows closed; tank has 10 L of gasoline fuel.	80 g of alcohol gel fuel	Right rear wheel	Included	N	N	Mass loss	N	RS 11 Sep 2008
C5	Unknown	1990s	1360	Room Calorimeter	Windows closed; Tank has 20 L of gasoline fuel.	80 g of alcohol gel fuel	Right rear wheel	Included	N	N	Mass loss	N	(Okamoto et al. 2009)
C5	Unknown	1990s	1360	Room Calorimeter	Windows closed; Tank has 20 L of gasoline fuel.	80 g of alcohol gel fuel	Right rear wheel	Included	N	N	Mass loss	N	RS 11 Sep 2009
C6	Unknown	1990s	1360	Room Calorimeter	0.28 m² left front window opened; Tank has 10 L of gasoline fuel.	2 L of gasoline spilled on left front seat	Left front seat	Included	N	N	Mass loss	N	(Okamoto et al. 2009)
C6	Unknown	1990s	1360	Room Calorimeter		2 L of gasoline spilled on left front seat	Left front seat	Included	N	N	Mass loss	N	RS 11 Sep 2010
C7	Ford Focus	2002	1197	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	(Department for Communities and Local Government CLG 2010)
													ED 27 Aug 2008

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