DOI: 10.60752/102376.30438392.v1
title: Measurement data from full-scale fire experiments of battery electric vehicles and internal combustion engine vehicles

description: Refer to Readme.pdf or Readme.md for information on this dataset.Test Summary<em>Table 1: Test Summary</em> CodeVehicle typeYearMakeModelTypeG-HK-FICEV2020HyundaiKona SELFree burnE-CB-FEV2021ChevyBolt EV LTFree burnE-NL-FEV2019NissanLeaf SFree burnE-HI-FEV2019HyundaiIoniq LimitedFree burnE-TM-FEV2022TeslaModel 3 Long RangeFree burnE-FM-FEV2022FordMustang Mach E GTFree burnE-HK-FEV2020HyundaiKona SELFree burnG-HK-F2ICEV2020HyundaiKona SELFree burnG-TR-FICEV2019ToyotaRAV4 XLE AWDFree burnE-HK-SEV2019HyundaiKona SELSuppressionE-CB-SEV2021ChevyBolt EV LTSuppressionE-TM-SEV2021TeslaModel 3 Long RangeSuppressionE-FM-SEV2022FordMustang Mach E GTSuppressionE-FM-BEV2022FordMustang Mach E GTBlanketE-TM-BEV2022TeslaModel 3 Long RangeBlanketE-FM-SAEV2022FordMustang Mach E GTSuppression(a)E-FM-BSEV2021FordMustang Mach E GTBlanket(b)E-TM-BSEV2022TeslaModel 3 Long RangeBlanket(b)(a) Suppression experiment with encapsulator agent<br>(b) Blanket experiments with water suppressionRepository StructureThe repository contains several subdirectories and file types. There are five files in the root directory which contain information pertinent to the entire dataset.Root Files<strong>readme.md</strong>: Contains information about the data repository and experiments.<strong>readme.pdf</strong>: Identical pdf copy of the <code>readme.md</code> file.<strong>instrumentation.pdf</strong>: Plan view of the laboratory space and instrumentation used in most experiments.<strong>instrumentation.csv</strong>: Details of the instrumentation used in each experiment.<strong>vehicle_info.md</strong>: Details of the vehicles used in each experiment.Experiment DirectoriesThere are 18 zip files (one per experiment) that contain the datasets for each experiment. The name of each zip file (subfolder) corresponds to the experiment ID in Table 1.<strong>Note:</strong> Some datasets are only present for a subset of experiments, depending on the objectives and instrumentation used in the experiment. For example, the mass-loss load cells were not used during suppression experiments; therefore, mass data is not present for these experiments. Details of the instruments used in each experiment are included in <code>instrumentation.csv</code>.<strong>information.md</strong>: A plain-text file containing general information about the experiment, including details of the vehicle and initiating fire.<strong>events.csv</strong>: CSV file where:<br>  • Col 1: description of the event<br>  • Col 2: time of the event (format <code>hh:mm:ss</code>)<br>All time-series data are shifted relative to ignition, where ignition is set at <em>t = 0 s</em>.<strong>data_timeseries.csv</strong>: Contains time-series measurements:<br>  • Col 1: time stamp (shifted relative to ignition)<br>  • Remaining columns: sensor readings including heat-flux gauges, thermocouples, flow meters, water-additive load cell, and mass-flow controller.<strong>data_massloss.csv</strong>: Contains vehicle mass data:<br>  • Col 1: time step<br>  • Col 2: total mass<br>  • Col 3: calculated mass-loss rate<br>  • Col 4: calculated heat-release rate.<strong>data_heatflux.zip</strong>: ZIP archive containing 12 HDF5 files (readable via Python <code>h5py</code>). Six files (<code>T_XX</code>) record temperature and six (<code>HF_XX</code>) record incident radiative heat flux to plate sensors located along the driver and passenger sides of the vehicle. Here “XX” indicates panel position: <code>DF</code>, <code>DM</code>, <code>DR</code>, <code>PF</code>, <code>PM</code>, <code>PR</code> (driver/passenger & front/middle/rear).<strong>data_ftir.zip</strong>: ZIP archive containing FTIR gas-spectra data:<br>  a) <code>Info-file.txt</code>: FTIR parameters<br>  b) log file: gas cell pressure (hPa) and temperature (K) vs time after ignition<br>  c) <code>Spectra/</code>: CSVs with columns:<br>    • 1 = wavenumber (cm⁻¹)<br>    • 2 = transmitted intensity<br>File names follow <code>data_point_after_burner_ignition_(timestamp)</code>, where timestamp is <code>yyyy_mm_dd_hr_mm_ss_sss</code> (milliseconds = <code>sss</code>).<strong>Cabin Fluoride Filter Results.pdf</strong>: Report containing analytical results for particulate fluoride and hydrofluoric acid collected from the vehicle cabin fluoride filter.<strong>data_airsampling.csv</strong>: Summarizes compound masses from air samples:<br>  • Col 1: test name<br>  • Col 2: sampling location<br>  • Cols 3–47: measured compound and unit<br>Mass values below detection limit are listed as <code></code>; samples not collected are labeled <code>NA</code>.<strong>data_airsamplingtime.csv</strong>: Contains sampling-pump run times:<br>  • Col 1: test name<br>  • Col 2: sampling location<br>Each subsequent column lists pump duration (min). Missing samples are labeled <code>NA</code>.<br>