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 8 Passenger car : heavy

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 evaluationmethod	Smoke production	Reference and experiment date (ED)/report submitted (RS)/date published (DP)
H1	Honda Accord	1998	1649	Open Calorimeter	All doors closed and front door windows raised, left and right rear door glass broken	Pool from 400 mL/min fuel tank leak ignited at 35 s	Under vehicle	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	(Santrock 2003a)
H1	Honda Accord	1998	1649	Open Calorimeter		Pool from 400 mL/min fuel tank leak ignited at 35 s	Under vehicle	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	ED 25 Feb 1999
H2	Honda Accord	1998	1738	Open Calorimeter	Windshield and right front door glass broken	Methanol vapour	Windshield washer fluid reservoir	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	(Santrock 2003b)
H2	Honda Accord	1998	1738	Open Calorimeter	Windshield and right front door glass broken	Methanol vapour	Windshield washer fluid reservoir	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	ED 23 Feb 1999
H3	Chevrolet Camaro	1997	1811	Open Calorimeter	Left side door window and rear compartment lift window were shattered, gap between the bottom of the left door and frame	Pool from 515 mL/min fuel tank leak ignited at 30 s	Under vehicle	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	(Santrock 2002d)
H3	Chevrolet Camaro	1997	1811	Open Calorimeter		Pool from 515 mL/min fuel tank leak ignited at 30 s	Under vehicle	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	ED 30 Sep 1997
H4	Chevrolet Camaro (Modified)	1999	1848	Open Calorimeter	Doors closed with windows raised to full closed position, right window glass (passenger door) of the vehicle broken	Nichrome wires wrapped around PP sheet (1.2 kW)	In air cleaner housing in engine compartment	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	(Santrock 2002a)
H4	Chevrolet Camaro (Modified)	1999	1848	Open Calorimeter		Nichrome wires wrapped around PP sheet (1.2 kW)	In air cleaner housing in engine compartment	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	ED 21 Feb 2000
H5	Chevrolet Camaro	1999	1848	Open Calorimeter	Doors closed with windows raised to full closed position, right window glass (passenger door) of the vehicle broken	Nichrome wires wrapped around PP sheet (1.2 kW)	In air cleaner housing in engine compartment	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	(Santrock 2002a)
H5	Chevrolet Camaro	1999	1848	Open Calorimeter		Nichrome wires wrapped around PP sheet (1.2 kW)	In air cleaner housing in engine compartment	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	ED 21 Feb 2000
H6	Chevrolet Camaro	1997	1849	Open Calorimeter	Windshield and right door window were broken and a section of the weld seam between the floor pan and inner rocker panel was separated	Propane torch flame impinging on HVAC module	Engine compartment	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	(Santrock 2002e)
H6	Chevrolet Camaro	1997	1849	Open Calorimeter		Propane torch flame impinging on HVAC module	Engine compartment	Included	Y	Y (CO & CO₂ production)	Species-based calorimetry & other methods	Y	ED 1 Oct 1997
H7	Unknown	Undetermined, available from 1970 – late 1990s	1920	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)
													DP March 2004

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