Evacuation of aircraft on land
Introduction/Purpose: Aircraft present one of the safest and most frequently used means of transport. However, despite taking many security measures, accidents happen. No matter a damage level, if the aircraft somehow manages to land, the most important is to evacuate passengers from the aircraf...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Defence in Belgrade
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Vojnotehnički Glasnik |
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| Online Access: | https://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?artid=0042-84692204972J |
| Summary: | Introduction/Purpose: Aircraft present one of the safest and most
frequently used means of transport. However, despite taking many
security measures, accidents happen. No matter a damage level, if the
aircraft somehow manages to land, the most important is to evacuate
passengers from the aircraft, fast and safely. Evacuation of aircraft is very
complex and depends on many different factors such as a damage
degree, presence of fire, speed of passengers, presence of panic and
fear, etc. So, it is important to, somehow, as much as possible, predict
potential ways of evacuation and potential evacuation strategies and
routes. Landed aircraft can be in different conditions so fast and safe
evacuation of passengers is very important. The only way to predict safe
evacuation routes, to determine proper evacuation strategies and to
calculate potential evacuation times needed to leave the aircraft is to use
some adequate simulation software.
Methods: In this paper, for calculating needed evacuation times and
potential evacuation routes, the simulation method was used. Simulations
of evacuation scenarios and calculations of evacuation times were
realized in Pathfinder software. The simulation model created in
Pathfinder was a model of the A 321 aircraft related to its real dimensions.
Results: The results of this paper, obtained on an appropriate simulation
model of the aircraft with stairs and emergency slides, have shown the
evacuation times for two different evacuation scenarios with different
speeds of passengers/occupants.
Conclusion: A proper evacuation strategy and the fastest evacuation of
occupants are crucial for saving lives. Simulation software use in
evacuation problems presents a very effective way in terms of safety,
cost-effectiveness and prediction. This kind of software presents an
obligatory engineering tool for more effective and more precise dealing
with evacuation and similar problems. This paper was written to show how
simulation software can be used for calculating evacuation times from an
airplane on land. |
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| ISSN: | 0042-8469 2217-4753 |