Smoke Detection on Trains

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VESDA smoke detection in trains

Causes: –Equipment failure –Vandalism/Abuse –Neglect/Misuse Catalysts: –Airflows –Foreign fuel loads Issues: –Evacuation Risks on Trains

Detection & Protection Issues on Trains Very Early Warning: –Area protection, and/or –HVAC return Remote and Centralised Reporting Addressability Intelligent Referencing: –Reduce False alarms –Increase Air Quality via HVAC Response planning Escalation of Action History

What the Public Wants Top ten train attributes # : 1.No smoking trains 2.Toilets 3.CCTV – on board security system 4.Air conditioning 5.Passenger ramp 6.On-board audio announcements 7.Destination displays 8.Wheelchair accessible toilet 9.High back seat type 10.Combined seating plans # Translink (Ireland) collated and analysed the results of 2,268 questionnaires completed by members of the general public across Northern Ireland.

What the Operators want Reduced install cost: –Pipe-work costs Reduced maintenance cost: –Point detector costs Operational Continuity: –Service outages from switch-gear, HVAC and other electrics –SLA obligations

The need for very early warning

Aspirating Smoke Detection

Head Termination Card Aspirator Manifold Filter Inside the detector

Most Sensitive Detection Available –Widest sensitivity range – 30.0% Obs/m –Lowest possible threshold Earliest Warning  TIME! Reliability –Intelligent monitoring –Absolute smoke measurements –Fully supervised Benefits of VESDA

20 years experience in eliminating false alarms: –Programmable delays –Filtration –Dust rejection –Referencing Very high sensitivity overcomes smoke dilution for high airflow applications Remote mounting for simple maintenance Sophisticated interface options Worldwide approvals (primary detection) Benefits of VESDA

Benefits of VESDA on Trains Vandalism - discrete sampling points Arson - multistage alarms - Early warning of incipient fires - Fast response to quick fires Overheating - targeted sampling & multistage alarms Passenger Cars - detects diffused smoke and provides multistage alarms Locomotives - targeted sampling & multistage alarms

VESDAon Trains VESDA on Trains Madrid Metro Perth Urban Rail XPT High Speed Express City Rail Explorer and Endeavour Trains Great Southern Pacific Express Train Shanghai Bullet Trains Queensland Tilt Trains

Madrid Metro

Madrid Metro - VESDA Solution Early warning, Early action –Extensive use in stations and equipment (>450 units) –30 trains using LaserPLUS, configurable as 2-6 cars Open area protection –Discrete installation to counter vandalism Interface to Hi-Fog water-based extinguishing system –TMS interface –Manual release by driver or automatic (where driverless)

Perth Urban Rail

Perth Urban Rail - VESDA Solution Bombardier/EDI Joint Venture –Electric Multiple Units concept integration to TMS –LaserPLUS for coverage –One detector per EMU for efficiency HVAC management by TMS

XPT High Speed Express

XPT – High Speed Express Passenger Train –Sleeper Cars Special risks –Non Sleeper Cars –Dining Car

VESDA Control Panel VESDA Detector XPT – High Speed Express Sleeper Carriage with Bedroom Bathroom Facilities

Sleeper BaysBathroom Sleeper Bays VESDA Control Panel VESDA Detector Unit Sleeper Bays Bathroom XPT – High Speed Express Sleeper Cars Below ceiling sampling points Bath Rooms Hasp’s in wet area Installation Techniques

CityRail

CityRail - Customer requirements –Timely warning to locate, control, evacuate –Ease of field servicing - “black box” changeable –False alarm immunity –Ease of installation and interfacing with train management system

CityRail - Project Challenge –Changing environment mobile pressure changes within tunnels stop/start operation temperature variation (-5 to 40C) –Diesel fumes and other pollutants present –Vandalism and tampering –High air flows –Vibration

CityRail - Competition Conventional Point Detectors –Pre-alarm too late - no time to investigate –Poor detection performance when air conditioning operating –Faults caused by carbon deposits and diesel fumes –Exposed ceiling mounting devices likely to attract attention –Higher costs for installation and maintenance

CityRail - VESDA Solution Early warning –3 staged alarm thresholds allows multiple procedures alarm to initiate investigation within carriage by guard shut down of air conditioning and ventilation passenger alarm and stopping of train Minimal number of integrated components –One VESDA detection unit per carriage to integrate with train management system

CityRail CityRail - VESDA Solution A typical carriage...

VESDA CityRail - VESDA Solution Interior showing return air grille (not exposed to public)

VESDA CityRail - VESDA Solution Fresh air is pumped into the carriage

CityRail - VESDA Solution Air (carrying smoke) is returned to return grille VESDA

VESDA Unit City Rail – VESDA Solution

CityRail - VESDA Solution –Successful detection of smoke –Low false alarm rates –Low maintenance costs –fully operational for more than 5 years.

Great Southern Pacific Express

22 LaserPLUS units: –one in each carriage in the ceiling void with concealed sampling points Sensitive to the heritage aesthetics –each connected via VESDAnet to a central control/display

Great Southern Pacific Express VESDA Control Panel automatically determines the position of each carriage in the train

China Star High Speed Train Shanghai to Beijing to Shenyang Two LaserCOMPACT per passenger car: VLC on return air for general area protection VLC on equipment cabinet One LaserPLUS per engine car

Queensland Tilt Trains Electric: Rockhampton – Brisbane: EDI Rail, Hitachi and Itochu for Queensland Rail VESDA Xenon installed on 12 cars Interface with TMS

Queensland Tilt Trains Diesel: Cairns – Brisbane EDI Rail, Hitachi and Itochu for Queensland Rail VESDA VLP installed on two trains (7 cars and 2 loco’s each) Interface with TMS

Summary VESDA provides early warning and innovative smoke detection solutions. High sensitivity ASD is the key to early detection and automated action High air flow applications Integration with TMS Multi-stage alarms facilitate a progressive response to a potential disaster

Detects fires at earliest stage possible, before smoke is visible Proven performance & reputation Substitute or complement to suppression Minimises risk, damage and reputation VESDA means Risk Reduction