Fire simulations of a container ship with FRP structures

Tuula Hakkarainen; Alexandra Viitanen; Timo Korhonen; Terhi Kling; Antti Korkealaakso

doi:10.5281/zenodo.7143889

Fire simulations of a container ship with FRP structures

Tuula Hakkarainen, Alexandra Viitanen, Timo Korhonen, Terhi Kling, Antti Korkealaakso

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Abstract

Fire simulations of a container ship with fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) structures have been performed. The fire safety effect of using FRP as the primary construction material of the vessel was studied, compared to conventional steel structures. The effect of FRP structures on fire development was assessed by comparing the simulated gas temperatures and heat release rates with FRP and steel structures. The effect of protective mineral wool and intumescent coating layers was quantified. The simulation results highlight that FRP structures present a significant fire load by themselves, and should be well protected. Mineral wool was found to be better protection than the intumescent coating: it can either prevent or postpone the pyrolysis of the FRP bulkhead, depending on the fire exposure. Early detection and containment of the fire are of high importance for preventing fire spread.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the MARESEC 2022
Publisher	Zenodo
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7143889
Publication status	Published - 4 Oct 2022
MoE publication type	Not Eligible
Event	2nd European Workshop on Maritime Systems Resilience and Security, MARESEC 2022 - Fischbahnhof, Bremerhaven, Germany Duration: 20 Jun 2022 → … Conference number: 2 https://zenodo.org/communities/maresec2022/?page=1&size=20 (Proceedings in Zenodo)

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Conference	2nd European Workshop on Maritime Systems Resilience and Security, MARESEC 2022
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Bremerhaven
Period	20/06/22 → …
Internet address	https://zenodo.org/communities/maresec2022/?page=1&size=20 (Proceedings in Zenodo)

Keywords

fire simulation
pyrolysis modelling
FRP structures
container ship

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FIBRESHIP: Engineering, production and life‐cycle management for the complete construction of large‐length fibre‐based ships
Paajanen, A. (Participant) & Hakkarainen, T. (Manager)
1/06/17 → 31/05/20
Project: EU project

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Fire simulations of a container ship with FRP structures

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