Fire Spreading to the Adjoining Vehicles with Hydrogen Fueled Vehicle Fire

Abstract

The following two vehicle fire tests were conducted to investigate the fire spreading to an adjacent vehicle when the Pressure relief device (PRD) of the fuel-cell vehicle was activated. A) Fire test involving adjacent gasoline vehicle. B) Fire test involving three adjacent fuel-cell vehicles assuming ship transportation. The test results indicated that the adjacent vehicles were ignited by burning interior and exterior materials of the fire source vehicle, but that the hydrogen flame produced by the activated PRD was not a factor.