Prof. Galea warns: certification rules for aircraft evacuation are not adequate

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.48441/4427.423

Publisher URL:	http://www.fzt.haw-hamburg.de/pers/Scholz/dglr/hh/report_2014_10_16_Fire_and_Evacuation.pdf
Publisher DOI:	10.6084/m9.figshare.1356339
Title:	Prof. Galea warns: certification rules for aircraft evacuation are not adequate
Language:	English
Authors:	Scholz, Dieter
Keywords:	fire, safety; 90-second-rule; A320; evacuation
Issue Date:	2014
Conference:	Hamburg Aerospace Lecture Series 2014
Abstract:	Prof. Edwin Galea concludes: a) Current certification rules are inappropriate as a safety indicator as they are not representative of likely survivable accident exit configurations. b) Current certification rules are inappropriate as a safety indicator as they are not a sufficiently challenging exit configuration. c) Modeling should also be used for certification analysis and used to investigate additional exit configurations and additional repeat cases (different certification compliant populations; randomized passenger seating allocation). d) The 90-second-rule is arbitrary. Instead coupled fire and evacuation simulations can provide more insight into the fire safety of aircraft cabins.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12738/468
DOI:	10.48441/4427.423
Institute:	Department Fahrzeugtechnik und Flugzeugbau Forschungsgruppe Flugzeugentwurf und -systeme (AERO) Fakultät Technik und Informatik
Type:	Report
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