A Study on the Structural Reform of Urban Transit Vehicle Considering Elevation of Fire Safety

화재안전성을 위한 도시철도 차량의 구조개선

  • Lee, Keun-Oh (Department of Safety Engineering, Seoul National University of Technology) ;
  • Kim, Kyu-Joong (Daejeon Metropolitan Rapid Transit Co.)
  • 이근오 (서울산업대학교 안전공학과) ;
  • 김규중 (대전광역시 도시철도공사)
  • Published : 2006.10.31

Abstract

Even though the interior of urban transit vehicle has been changed as a preventing measure against fire to make it inflammable, there remains a possibility of fire breaking out in case of gasoline etc being brought in the subway. However, there is also the possibility that in case if fire toxic gas is generated and hot air spreads in carriage it will prove very dangerous for people sitting inside. This is a comparative study where we compare simulation results with model examining the time and direction the fire spreads when it breaks out. Also there is vertical distribution of temperature in carriage where the fire spreads out. This study is about demonstrating how to establish smokeless system in urban vehicle, about its necessity, and about vehicle system restructuring. This study also makes an effort to find more advanced method for efficient fire safety in trains. In existing vehicles, in case of fire, the smoke can't go out when doors are closed and hence it spreads in whole train. Even though the method of using ventilation or exhaust established inside the carriage to throw smoke out is much better than the way of opening end doors in each carriage, this study is trying to do research on second way. Through simulation we see that in second case, even though not as good as the first one, smoke can exit through gates. Even though the first method is better, the second can also be uses to let fire out. We can know that in the first case as the smoke can exit out faster, it provides more safety for people. So this system provides better fire safety condition.

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