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Fire in Tyres: Heat Release Rate and Response of Vehicles.

PB95257390

Publication Date	1995
Personal Author	Hansen, P. A.
Page Count	72
Abstract	The main objective of this study was to decide the heat release rate from burning tires, and find the response of vehicles when exposed to a fire in the tires. The following tests were carried out in SINTEF NBL's large scale fire test hall: Test A: Heat release rate from the combustion of two tires; Test B: Heat release rate and response of an aluminum vehicle element during combustion of two tires; Test C: Response of an aluminum vehicle with inside lining of Plywood during combustion of two tires; and Test D: Response of an aluminum vehicle during combustion of two tires. The maximum heat release rate during combustion of two tires was about 900 kW and 10000 kW in test A and B respectively. Openings occurred in wall and floor sections due to melting of aluminum and combustion of Plywood during testing of closed vehicles, test C and D. The fire exposure was two burning tires. The temperatures measured inside these vehicles during testing were above the acceptable limit.
Keywords	Tire fires Vehicle handling Heat flux Heat measurement Temperature Vehicle dynamics Vehicle characteristics Aluminum Plywood Combustion kinetics Burning rate Fire tests Foreign technology Heat release
Source Agency	SINTEF Foundation Ofscient and Industrial Research
NTIS Subject Category	85H - Road Transportation 81A - Combustion & Ignition
Corporate Authors	Norges Branntekniske Lab., Trondheim.
Supplemental Notes	Color illustrations reproduced in black and white.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199521

Fire in Tyres: Heat Release Rate and Response of Vehicles.

Fire in Tyres: Heat Release Rate and Response of Vehicles.
PB95257390

Publication Date	1995
Personal Author	Hansen, P. A.
Page Count	72
Abstract	The main objective of this study was to decide the heat release rate from burning tires, and find the response of vehicles when exposed to a fire in the tires. The following tests were carried out in SINTEF NBL's large scale fire test hall: Test A: Heat release rate from the combustion of two tires; Test B: Heat release rate and response of an aluminum vehicle element during combustion of two tires; Test C: Response of an aluminum vehicle with inside lining of Plywood during combustion of two tires; and Test D: Response of an aluminum vehicle during combustion of two tires. The maximum heat release rate during combustion of two tires was about 900 kW and 10000 kW in test A and B respectively. Openings occurred in wall and floor sections due to melting of aluminum and combustion of Plywood during testing of closed vehicles, test C and D. The fire exposure was two burning tires. The temperatures measured inside these vehicles during testing were above the acceptable limit.
Keywords	Tire fires Vehicle handling Heat flux Heat measurement Temperature Vehicle dynamics Vehicle characteristics Aluminum Plywood Combustion kinetics Burning rate Fire tests Foreign technology Heat release
Source Agency	SINTEF Foundation Ofscient and Industrial Research
NTIS Subject Category	85H - Road Transportation 81A - Combustion & Ignition
Corporate Authors	Norges Branntekniske Lab., Trondheim.
Supplemental Notes	Color illustrations reproduced in black and white.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199521