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Protection of Ships against Fire and Personnel Evacuation
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Protection of Ships against Fire and Personnel Evacuation

A special issue of Fire (ISSN 2571-6255).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2024) | Viewed by 4400

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Shaohua Mao

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Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China
Interests: thermal protection; large-scale pool fire; scaling analysis; ship fire

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The study of shipboard fires and personnel evacuation is a critical field of research within maritime safety and disaster management. As the global maritime industry continues to expand and evolve, so too do the challenges associated with ensuring the safety of ships, crew members, passengers, and cargo. Understanding the current research status in this area is paramount for improving emergency response strategies, enhancing safety measures, and preventing catastrophic incidents at sea.

Shipboard fires are a persistent and potentially devastating threat. They can ignite due to various factors, including equipment failures, electrical faults, chemical hazards, and human error. Understanding the ignition sources, fire dynamics, and propagation mechanisms is crucial for effective fire prevention and response. Evacuating individuals from a ship in the event of a fire is a complex endeavor, heavily influenced by factors such as vessel design, onboard infrastructure, fire location, sea conditions, and evacuation protocols. Current research seeks to enhance our comprehension of these variables to improve evacuation efficiency and reduce response time. In conclusion, shipboard fires and personnel evacuation represent a dynamic and evolving research area that plays a pivotal role in safeguarding maritime operations and protecting lives and the environment. Continuous exploration of these topics contributes to safer maritime practices and bolsters the industry's resilience in the face of unforeseen challenges.

This Special Issue aims to invite scholars to conduct research on fire-resistant materials and technologies, human-centred evacuation technologies, and parameters of combustion characteristics of ship fires, as well as to build a predictive model of the fire development process and to contribute to the reduction of fire losses.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: oil pool fires on ships in different wind environments, multiple ignition source fire combustion characteristics of ships, safe evacuation of personnel and so on.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Shaohua Mao
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • ship fires
  • liquid pool fires
  • combustion characteristic
  • heat transfer mechanism
  • personnel evacuation
  • cross airflow
  • flame interaction
  • heat release rate
  • radiation distribution
  • smoke diffusion pattern

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A Study on the Impact Erosion Effect of a Two-Phase Jet Field on a Wall at Different Impact Distances by Numerical Simulation
by Ying Li, Mingzhu Dang and Yawei Wang
Fire 2024, 7(9), 312; https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7090312 - 4 Sep 2024
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When a motor is accidentally started, the solid particles produced by fuel combustion have impact and erosion effects on the surrounding structure via gas ejection, and the structure of the bulkhead is damaged. Therefore, in this paper, the effect of solid particle phase [...] Read more.
When a motor is accidentally started, the solid particles produced by fuel combustion have impact and erosion effects on the surrounding structure via gas ejection, and the structure of the bulkhead is damaged. Therefore, in this paper, the effect of solid particle phase motion on a bulkhead was investigated. A two-dimensional SST k-ω model was used for the analysis. The grid size of the core area of a supersonic jet was selected as RN/24 by the calculation accuracy, and the resources and time consumption of the calculation were comprehensively considered. Based on the simulation of supersonic impact jets, the influence of the phase motion of solid particles was introduced, and the impact of a two-phase jet field on a wall was investigated. The addition of a particle phase created a hysteresis effect on the airflow, changing the shock structure of the pure gas-phase flow field. The rebound of the particle phase at the wall caused the waves in front of the wall to move forward and the stagnation bubble structures to disappear in some cases. The particle aggregation degree and collision angle would affect the particle erosion rate of solid bulkheads. The increase in particle jet impingement distance would change the distribution of particle aggregation and would influence the distribution of wall particle erosion rate and deposition rate. This paper would provide theoretical and engineering guidance for the safety protection design of magazines, which is of great significance for the safety assurance of ship magazines. Full article
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Research on Passenger Evacuation in Cruise Ship Theatres under the Dynamic Influence of Fire Products
by Tao Zhang, Wei Cai, Min Hu and Gaohan Xiong
Fire 2024, 7(9), 297; https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7090297 - 23 Aug 2024
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The study of fire simulation and emergency evacuation in cruise ships is a challenging aspect of cruise safety research. Investigating the impact of fire byproducts on passenger evacuation is a critical issue that urgently needs to be addressed. This paper utilizes PyroSim 2022 [...] Read more.
The study of fire simulation and emergency evacuation in cruise ships is a challenging aspect of cruise safety research. Investigating the impact of fire byproducts on passenger evacuation is a critical issue that urgently needs to be addressed. This paper utilizes PyroSim 2022 software to establish five fire cases, analysing the fire products concentration under each case. The influence of fire products on passenger evacuation was analysed using PathFinder. The results showed that when the fire source is in the stage area, the impact of fire byproducts on passenger evacuation is relatively minor. However, when the fire source is near the exit, especially in cases 1 and 2, fire byproducts tend to accumulate in the right area of the second floor, significantly affecting passenger evacuation. Moreover, during the evacuation process, a large number of passengers exhibit herd behaviour, leading to some passengers being unable to evacuate safely. To address the congestion issue, an optimized evacuation guidance plan is proposed, that can effectively improve evacuation efficiency and reduce the average congestion time per person. This has a positive role in enhancing the safety level of cruise ship fires. Full article
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Advancing Maritime Safety: Early Detection of Ship Fires through Computer Vision, Deep Learning Approaches, and Histogram Equalization Techniques
by Aziza Ergasheva, Farkhod Akhmedov, Akmalbek Abdusalomov and Wooseong Kim
Fire 2024, 7(3), 84; https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7030084 - 8 Mar 2024
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The maritime sector confronts an escalating challenge with the emergence of onboard fires aboard in ships, evidenced by a pronounced uptick in incidents in recent years. The ramifications of such fires transcend immediate safety apprehensions, precipitating repercussions that resonate on a global scale. [...] Read more.
The maritime sector confronts an escalating challenge with the emergence of onboard fires aboard in ships, evidenced by a pronounced uptick in incidents in recent years. The ramifications of such fires transcend immediate safety apprehensions, precipitating repercussions that resonate on a global scale. This study underscores the paramount importance of ship fire detection as a proactive measure to mitigate risks and fortify maritime safety comprehensively. Initially, we created and labeled a custom ship dataset. The collected images are varied in their size, like having high- and low-resolution images in the dataset. Then, by leveraging the YOLO (You Only Look Once) object detection algorithm we developed an efficacious and accurate ship fire detection model for discerning the presence of fires aboard vessels navigating marine routes. The ship fire detection model was trained on 50 epochs with more than 25,000 images. The histogram equalization (HE) technique was also applied to avoid destruction from water vapor and to increase object detection. After training, images of ships were input into the inference model after HE, to be categorized into two classes. Empirical findings gleaned from the proposed methodology attest to the model’s exceptional efficacy, with the highest detection accuracy attaining a noteworthy 0.99% across both fire-afflicted and non-fire scenarios. Full article
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