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Full Scale Fire Tests > Conclusions
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• Ordinary commodities can give heat release rates equal to those in tank fires
(max HRR = 223 MW !)
• Max temperature = 1365°C, Dutch RWS (RijksWaterStaat) curve best simulated
• Radiation levels exceed maximum for fire fighters
• Walls require protection as well, HC curve best simulated
• Fire spread occurred in all tests
• Rocks started to spall
• The PROMATECT® –T system perfectly resisted 4 high intensity fires
(maximum 223 MW and 1365°C) and protected the tunnel structure as predicted
 
   

A report containing the set-up of the tests, the recordings of the data and the interpretation of the results was issued by:

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