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 7 Passenger car: medium

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)
MED1	Unknown	Undetermined, available from 1970 – late 1990s	1380	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)
MED1	Unknown	Undetermined, available from 1970 – late 1990s	1380	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
MED2	Peugeot 406 Berline	1994	1382	Corner Calorimeter	N/A	1.5 L gasoline in open tray	Under gear box	Included	Y	N	Oxygen depletion	N	(Joyeux et al. 2002)
MED2	Peugeot 406 Berline	1994	1382	Corner Calorimeter	N/A	1.5 L gasoline in open tray	Under gear box	Included	Y	N	Oxygen depletion	N	ED 1995
MED3	Peugeot 406 Break	1994	1454	Corner Calorimeter	N/A	1.5 L gasoline in open tray	Under gear box	Included	Y	N	Oxygen depletion	N	(Joyeux et al. 2002)
MED3	Peugeot 406 Break	1994	1454	Corner Calorimeter	N/A	1.5 L gasoline in open tray	Under gear box	Included	Y	N	Oxygen depletion	N	ED 1995
MED4	Unknown	Undetermined, available from 1970 – late 1990s	1470	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)
MED4	Unknown	Undetermined, available from 1970 – late 1990s	1470	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
MED5	Renault Laguna	Undetermined, available from 1993 - 1999	1380 - 1550	N/A	60 l of fuel was in the fuel tank	N/A	N/A	Unclear	N	N	Not mentioned	N	(Marlair et al. 2008)
													ED June 1999

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