Incorporating electric vehicles into the fire safety design of cargo decks on ro-ro ships

• Autorzy: Węglarz Kamil , Krasuski Adam , Kowalczyk Michał

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DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0055.2868

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article develops the concept of considering electric vehicles in the design of fire safety of cargo decks on a roll-on/roll-off ship (“ro-ro”) during an electric vehicle fire. To begin with, recent research on fire ventilation in the cargo spaces of ro-ro seagoing ships was reviewed. The division of fire ventilation systems used in underground garages and the division of ventilation systems on ro-ro ships in the cargo compartment are presented. In addition, the author’s concept of fire protection on a ro-ro ship by introducing additional fire protection in the form of a fire ventilation system as required in underground garages is presented. The article also outlines the current electric car firefighting techniques.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

fire protection of marine vessels; ro-ro cargo space; electric vehicle fires; fire on cargo deck; fire ventilation in ro-ro space

• Wydawca: Szkoła Główna Służby Pożarniczej
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe SGSP / Szkoła Główna Służby Pożarniczej
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Nr 95 (tom 1)
• Strony: 173--189
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 29 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Węglarz Kamil

• Maritime University, Szczecin, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7483-3713

autor

Krasuski Adam

• Fire University, Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9546-2336

autor

Kowalczyk Michał

• Fire University, Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1345-8067

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