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Simulating the evacuation of a commercial airliner

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

C. R. Robbins  and
S. McKee
C. R. Robbins
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Strathclyde Glasgow, Scotland
S. McKee
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Strathclyde Glasgow, Scotland
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Abstract

The discrete element method is modified so as to simulate the movement of passengers evacuating an aircraft. The results display reasonable agreement with timed trials. However, by focusing on the 1985 Manchester air disaster where only some of the exits could be opened and only then a considerable time after landing, it is argued that the certification procedures are inadequate.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 105 , Issue 1048 , June 2001 , pp. 323 - 328
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2001 

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