Fire simulator and simulation method, featuring subsidiary fires fuelled by auxiliary fuel sources

摘要

A fire simulator (fig. 14) has a fuel distribution means (fig. 12), and a fuel spill simulation area, over which flames may be fuelled for simulating a liquid fuel spill fire, such as that caused by an aircraft crash, and an auxiliary fuel supply (fig. 13) controllable independently of the fuel distribution means to simulate a secondary fire incident. Also disclosed is a method of fire simulation, in which a primary fire incident is fuelled by a fuel distribution means and a secondary fire incident is fuelled by an auxiliary fuel supply. The secondary fire may be a vapour fire. Both simulator and method may feature tertiary or more fires, each fuelled by a separately controllable fuel supply. The simulator may feature a grating 26 strong enough to support the weight of an airport fire engine and may further feature primary and secondary or more props, such as a mock-up of an aircraft 36 or a car / van 34 at various locations on the simulator.