| Summary: | 博士 === 元智大學 === 機械工程學系 === 106 === Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a program based on computational fluid dynamics and is used extensively by fire research staff. Using FDS for the simulation of fire scenes can lead to quick results and cost savings. Currently, it is used widely in various fields, including reconstruction simulations of fire scenes. Buses can be designed to carry many passengers, and in public places, incidents such as bus fires impose a relatively high threat to assets and lives. Hence, it is common to witness substantial casualties when a bus fire occurs. This paper investigates an incident that occurred on July 19, 2016 in Taiwan, where in a sightseeing tour bus caught fire on a highway, leading to the death of all 26 passengers on board. The investigation results show that the deaths were due to closed emergency exits and thick smoke and that the opening of emergency doors and the number of emergency exits significantly influence the success of evacuation. Furthermore, we analyze some particular cases of vehicle fires using the FDS+Evac model to investigate the scene of the fire and people’s escape behaviors during evacuation. These results can provide some valuable information on risk evaluation and prevention of vehicle fires.
|
|---|
