EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON FIRE PROTECTION OF A WPC CAR FERRY

In the event of a fire in the vehicle deck space of a car ferry, protection of the deck head and the sides could be ensured by fire- resisting divisions with appropriate insulation. However, for the surface of the vehicle deck, which is subject to wheel loadings, an appropriate insulation material is not available. The authors consider that cooling the deck with water spray is the most realistic proposition if fire protection is required on the upper surface of the vehicle deck. To develop a fire protection strategy for the upper surface of the vehicle deck, fire experiments were conducted on a model of an aluminium vehicle deck and it was found that the temperature rise of the aluminium deck could be held down to less than the rule requirement by operating a sprinkler. For the deck head and the sides, a panel type fire-resisting division which is light weight and easy to install was developed, its effectiveness was proved in a series of fire resistance tests. As a result of these tests, a number of configurations of the new fire-resisting panel type have been given approval by the Japanese government.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Fast '93, 2nd Intl Conf on Fast Sea Transportation; 13-16 Dec 1993; Yokohama, Japan. Sponsored by Min Transport, Japan & Sasakawa Foundation. Procs. Pubs by Soc Naval Architects of Japan, 1993, ISBN 4-930966-00-0. Vol 2, p 1369 [12 p, 4 ref, 3 tab, 9 fig]
• Authors:
  • Yamamoto, M
  • Manabe, H
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum; Ferries; Fire resistance; Fires; Protection
• Old TRIS Terms: Decks
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00709998
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM