China Safety Science Journal ›› 2023, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 163-171.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2023.04.0834

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Study on safety of suspended track trains in interval evacuation mode

WANG Meina1(), JIANG Xuepeng1,2,3,**(), WANG Qirui1, PU Ting1, PENG Yi1   

  1. 1 School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan Hubei 430081, China
    2 Safety and Emergency Institute, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan Hubei 430081, China
    3 Institute of Safety and Emergency, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan Hubei 430081,China
  • Received:2022-11-20 Revised:2023-02-15 Online:2023-04-28 Published:2023-10-28
  • Contact: JIANG Xuepeng

Abstract:

This paper studied the influence of different evacuation modes on the safety of personnel in case of fire in suspended track trains. Firstly, based on the characteristics of the vertical evacuation mode, a coupling formula of the personnel descending speed affected by the height and slope of stairs was constructed. Then, Pathfinder software was used to analyze the relationship between the parameters of evacuation facilities and the necessary safe evacuation time (tR) of personnel under different evacuation modes. The results show that tR of the vertical evacuation mode is positively correlated with the height of the train from the ground, and the independent stairs and inflatable slides meet the requirements of safe evacuation. The tR of double inflatable slide is about 35.6% less than that of single inflatable slide. The slope of the independent stairs should be designed to be 30-35°, and the width should not be less than 1.3 m. The width of the crossing plate is preferably 1.5 m, and the width of the evacuation platform should not be less than 1.3 m. When the distance between evacuation platforms and stairs is 200 m, the tR of the train at any position in the zone is about 415 s, which is less than 900 s and meets the requirement of safe evacuation. From the perspective of economy and sustainability, it is recommended to use independent stairs as the main method, supplemented by other escape facilities.

Key words: suspended track train, evacuation mode, safety, necessary safe evacuation time, simulation calculation