Title :
Fast fire/heat detection and suppression for railroad vehicles
Author :
Pier, Jerome R. ; Preiser, Mark
Author_Institution :
Allied Int. Corp., USA
fDate :
30 Apr-2 May 1996
Abstract :
The hazards of fire are well known in railroad operations, whether they be freight, passenger or transit. This paper deals with the problems of diesel electric and electric locomotives as well as the special case of turbine hydraulic power cars, discussing the hazards as they exist and the effectiveness of fire suppression approaches in the past. Measures which can be taken to minimize the risks, using technology developed for NASA and very successfully adapted to military operations, are described and specific railroad applications of the technology are discussed
Keywords :
alarm systems; command and control systems; diesel-electric locomotives; electric locomotives; fires; railways; safety systems; diesel electric locomotives; electric locomotives; fire detection; fire hazards; fire suppression; heat detection; railroad vehicles; turbine hydraulic power cars; Diesel engines; Fires; Fuels; Hazards; Hydraulic turbines; Ignition; Petroleum; Space technology; Vehicle detection; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Railroad Conference, 1996., Proceedings of the 1996 ASME/IEEE Joint
Conference_Location :
Oakbrook, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3351-9
DOI :
10.1109/RRCON.1996.507959
