Galea, E.R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0001-6665, Blake, S.J., Gwynne, S, and Lawrence, P.J. ORCID: 0000-0002-0269-0231 (2003) The use of evacuation modelling techniques in the design of very large transport aircraft and blended wing body aircraft. The Aeronautical Journal, 107 (1070). pp. 207-218. ISSN 0001-9240

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Abstract

Very Large Transport Aircraft (VLTA) pose considerable challenges to designers, operators and certification authorities. Questions concerning seating arrangement, nature and design of recreational space, the number, design and location of internal staircases, the number of cabin crew required and the nature of the cabin crew emergency procedures are just some of the issues that need to be addressed. Other more radical concepts such as blended wing body (BWB) design, involving one or two decks with possibly four or more aisles offer even greater challenges. Can the largest exits currently available cope with passenger flow arising from four or five aisles? Do we need to consider new concepts in exit design? Should the main aisles be made wider to accommodate more passengers? In this paper we demonstrate how computer based evacuation models can be used to investigate these issues through examination of staircase evacuation procedures for VLTA and aisle/exit configuration for BWB cabin layouts.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	accident prevention, aircraft emergency exits, blending, recreation centers, wings, blended wing body (BWB), transport aircraft
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Pre-2014 Departments:	School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Centre for Numerical Modelling & Process Analysis School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Centre for Numerical Modelling & Process Analysis > Fire Safety Engineering Group School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Department of Computer Science School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Department of Mathematical Sciences
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Last Modified:	14 Oct 2016 09:01
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/638

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