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2010
Please note a preliminary submission for the East-West Metro SES report should at
least include:
Description of Normal Runs, Emergency Runs, Emergency run with fan failure,
Congested Runs and Emergency Induced Congested Runs.
Mechanical ventilation of evacuation routes from train fires in either the Tunnels
or the Station during a fire incident evacuation;
The modelling shall take into account the following and the basis of assumption should
be submitted before actual SES run.
Peak load activity at stations and in tunnels over a 24 hour operating schedule;
Heat gains generated from Train traction and braking, air conditioning units,
passengers, lighting and other sources;
Heat release rate produced by the combustible load in the tunnel that could
contribute to the fire load at the incident site;
The basis of fire assumption should follow Annex E- NFPA 130 -2010 and system of
vehicle fire hazard analysis should follow Table E3-NFPA130-2010. Any other different
method of justification should be backed up by recognised codes or literature.