In general, the critical task for fire detection in rail vehicles is to identify all possible fire risks and to arrange appropriate
detectors to prevent those risks. Compare to traditional systems in buildings, the use of fire detection and alarm system in
rail vehicles has some special considerations: such as the fire risks and their areas need to be identified, by which the
location and type of detector will be decided; in a moving train the reponse to detection of fire may involve the activation of
braking system; and the air circulation and ventilation situation has substantial influence on fire detection in train.
Fortunately, those standards prensented in this paper have provided lots of valuable information. And the four issues
summaried in this paper could be helpful in standardization of such application in China.
However, since the different situation in China, not all provisions available is suitable for China, thus more tests shall be
conducted under rail vehicles conditions to decide specific parameters, especially those in function verification. Moreover,
since the fire detectors used in rail vehicles ought to experience unusual viberation and shock, the environmental test in a
product standard also need to be studied and revised to fully match the real condition of a fire detector in rail vehicle.