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Analysis of Naval Ship Evacuation Using Stochastic Simulation Models and Experimental Data Sets
Roberto Bellas1, *, Javier Martínez1, Ignacio Rivera2, Ramón Touza2, Miguel Gómez1, Rafael Carreño1
1 University of Vigo, Vigo, 36310, Spain.
2 Spanish Navy, Madrid, 28033, Spain.
* Corresponding Author: Roberto Bellas. Email: .
(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Numerical Modeling and Simulation for Structural Safety and Disaster Mitigation)
Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 2020, 122(3), 971-995. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2020.07530
Received 31 May 2019; Accepted 26 September 2019; Issue published 01 March 2020
Abstract
The study of emergency evacuation in public spaces, buildings and large ships
may present parallel characteristic in terms of complexity of the layout but there are also
significant differences that can hindering passengers to reach muster stations or the
lifeboats. There are many hazards on a ship that can cause an emergency evacuation, the
most severe result in loss of lives. Providing safe and effective evacuation of passengers
from ships in an emergency situation becomes critical. Recently, computer simulation has
become an indispensable technology in various fields, among them, the evacuation
models that recently evolved incorporating human behavioral factors. In this work, an
analysis of evacuation in a Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship was conducted. Escape
routes specified by the ship’s procedures were introduced in the model and the six
emergency scenarios of the Naval Ship Code were simulated. The crew and embarked
troops were introduced with their different evacuation behavior, in addition, walking
speeds were extracted from data set collected in experiments conducted at other warships.
From the results of the simulations, the longest time was chosen and confidence intervals
constructed to determine the total evacuation time. Finally, results show that evacuation
time meets regulatory requirements and the usefulness and low cost of the evacuation
simulation for testing and refining possible ships’ layouts and emergency scenarios.
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APA Style
Bellas, R., Martínez, J., Rivera, I., Touza, R., Gómez, M. et al. (2020). Analysis of naval ship evacuation using stochastic simulation models and experimental data sets. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, 122(3), 971-995. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2020.07530
Vancouver Style
Bellas R, Martínez J, Rivera I, Touza R, Gómez M, Carreño R. Analysis of naval ship evacuation using stochastic simulation models and experimental data sets. Comput Model Eng Sci. 2020;122(3):971-995 https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2020.07530
IEEE Style
R. Bellas, J. Martínez, I. Rivera, R. Touza, M. Gómez, and R. Carreño "Analysis of Naval Ship Evacuation Using Stochastic Simulation Models and Experimental Data Sets," Comput. Model. Eng. Sci., vol. 122, no. 3, pp. 971-995. 2020. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2020.07530
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