Evaluation of passenger train car materials in the cone calorimeter

✍ Scribed by Dr. Richard D. Peacock; Richard W. Bukowski; Stephanie H. Markos

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 154 KB
• Volume: 23
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0308-0501
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1018(199903/04)23:2<53::aid-fam669>3.0.co;2-i

✦ Synopsis

Recent advances in 5re test methods and hazard analysis techniques make it useful to re-examine passenger train 5re safety requirements. The use of test methods based on heat release rate (HRR), incorporated with 5re modelling and hazard analysis, could permit the assessment of potential hazards under realistic 5re conditions. The results of research directed at the evaluation of passenger train car interior materials in the cone calorimeter are presented. These measurements provide data necessary for 5re modelling as well as quantitative data that can be used to evaluate the performance of component materials and assemblies. The cone calorimeter test data were also compared with test data resulting from individual bench-test methods speci5ed in the FRA 5re safety guidelines. The majority of the tested materials which meet the current FRA guidelines show comparable performance in the cone calorimeter.