Use of low smoke and halogen free cables for marine fire safety design
Safety of shipping is a growing concern. The causes of shipping casualties are various. A fire on a ship is one of the most hazardous incidents which can happen on board and a common cause of damages and accidents in ships. However, this knowledge decreases where electrical installations, whose effe...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/130631 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/130631 https://dx.doi.org/10.17818/NM/2018/3.9 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ships -- Safety regulations Marine pollution Fire prevention Fire retardant and resistant cables safety LSOH material marine environment Vaixells -- Reglaments de seguretat Vaixells -- Contaminació Vaixells -- Incendis i prevenció d'incendis Incendis -- Prevenció Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Nàutica::Seguretat marítima Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Nàutica::Seguretat marítima::Contaminació marina |
| Sumario: | Safety of shipping is a growing concern. The causes of shipping casualties are various. A fire on a ship is one of the most hazardous incidents which can happen on board and a common cause of damages and accidents in ships. However, this knowledge decreases where electrical installations, whose effects are less well-understood, are involved. Because of these effects and risks, the regulations related to cables for a vessel’s electrical installations anticipate the use of special low fire propagation and fire-resistant cables made with low smoke emission and halogen-free materials. Despite these criteria, the regulations permit the use of materials such as PVC. The main purpose of this research is to identify the risks associated of the use of PVC versus Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSOH) cables that could be present for equipment safety and people in case of fire. As a result of the implementation of the regulatory framework, test results from PVC and LSOH cables used in ships have beenobtained. Finally, the use of LSOH cables is implemented to assess the effect of fire risk reduction measure for the enhancement of safety of shipping in coastal waters, efficiency and protection of the environment. |
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