The maximum temperature of buoyancy-driven smoke flow beneath the ceiling in tunnel fires

Ying Zhen Li; Bo Lei; Haukur Ingason

doi:10.1016/j.firesaf.2011.02.002

journal article May 01, 2011

The maximum temperature of buoyancy-driven smoke flow beneath the ceiling in tunnel fires

Ying Zhen Li Bo Lei

Haukur Ingason

Fire Safety Journal Vol. 46 No. 4 pp. 204-210 · Elsevier BV

View at Publisher Save 10.1016/j.firesaf.2011.02.002

Topics

No keywords indexed for this article. Browse by subject →

References

20

[1]

A. Dix, Tunnel fire safety in Australasia, in: Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security, Frankfurt, Germany, March 17–19, 2010, pp. 69–79.

[2]

ISO834-1. Fire-resistance tests—Elements of building construction—Part 1: general requirements, International Organization for Standardization, 1999.

[3]

EN1363-2. Fire resistance tests—Part 2: alternative and additional procedures, European Committee for Standardization, 1999.

[4]

Beproeving van het gedrag bij verhitting van twee isolatiematerialen ter bescherming van tunnels bij brand, Instituut TNO voor Bouwmaterialen en Bouwconstructies, B-79-391, Delft, The Netherlands, 1979.

[5]

Hu "On the maximum smoke temperature under the ceiling in tunnel fires" Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology (2006) 10.1016/j.tust.2005.10.003

[6]

Kurioka "Fire properties in near field of square fire source with longitudinal ventilation in tunnels" Fire Safety Journal (2003) 10.1016/s0379-7112(02)00089-9

[7]

G. Heskestad, Fire plumes, in: SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA, 1995.

[8]

E.E. Zukoski, Smoke movement and mixing in two-layer fire models, in: Proceedings of the 8th UJNR Joint Panel Meeting on Fire Research and Safety, Tsukuba, 1985.

[9]

Karlsson (2000)

[10]

Quintiere "The effect of room openings on fire plume entrainment" Combustion Science and Technology (1981) 10.1080/00102208108946960

[11]

P.P.K. Raj, A.N. Moussa, K. Aravamudau, Experiments involving pool and vapor fires from spills of liquidified natural gas on water, Prepared for US Department of Transportation, US Coast Guard, Report No. CG-D-55-79.

[12]

B.J. McCaffrey, Purely buoyant diffusion fames: some experimental results, National Bureau of Standards, NBSIR 79-1910, 1979. 10.6028/nbs.ir.79-1910

[13]

Control of smoke flow in tunnel fires using longitudinal ventilation systems – a study of the critical velocity

Y Wu, M.Z.A Bakar

Fire Safety Journal 2000 10.1016/s0379-7112(00)00031-x

[14]

Lönnermark "Gas temperatures in heavy goods vehicle fires in tunnels" Fire Safety Journal (2005) 10.1016/j.firesaf.2005.05.003

[15]

Memorial Tunnel Fire Ventilation Test Program-Test Report, Massachusetts Highway Department and Federal Highway Administration, 1995.

[16]

Quintiere "Scaling application in fire research" Fire Safety Journal. (1989) 10.1016/0379-7112(89)90045-3

[17]

Ingason "Model scale railcar fire tests" Fire Safety Journal (2007) 10.1016/j.firesaf.2006.11.004

[18]

H. Ingason, P. Werling, Experimental study of smoke evacuation in a model tunnel, FOA Defence Research Establishment, FOA-R—99-01267-311—SE, Tumba, Sweden, 1999.

[19]

A. Lemaire, V.A.N. De Leur, P.H.E. Kenyon, Y.M. Safety, Proef: TNO Metingen Beneluxtunnel—Meetrapport, TNO, TNO-Rapport 2002-CVB-R05572, 2002.

[20]

Ingason "Fire testing in road and railway tunnels" (2006)

Cited By

527

Influence of tunnel slope on the one-dimensional spread of smoke transportation and temperature distribution in tunnel fires

Zihe Gao, Mingge Liu · 2024

Tunnelling and Underground Space Te...

An intelligent tunnel firefighting system and small-scale demonstration

Xiqiang Wu, Yishuo Jiang · 2022

Tunnelling and Underground Space Te...

Study on real-time heat release rate inversion for dynamic reconstruction and visualization of tunnel fire scenarios

Chao Guo, Qinghua Guo · 2022

Tunnelling and Underground Space Te...

Critical velocity for preventing thermal backlayering flow in tunnel fire using longitudinal ventilation system: Effect of floor-fire separation distance

Soufien Gannouni · 2022

International Journal of Thermal Sc...

Experimental investigation of maximum temperature and longitudinal temperature distribution induced by linear fire in portals-sealed tunnel

Rong-liang Pan, Guo-Qing Zhu · 2021

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering

The maximum gas temperature rises beneath the ceiling in a longitudinal ventilated tunnel fire

Yongzheng Yao, Kun He · 2021

Tunnelling and Underground Space Te...

Study on temperature distribution and CO diffusion induced by cable fire in L-shaped utility tunnel

Weiguang An, Kai Liang · 2020

Sustainable Cities and Society

Experimental study on temperature distribution beneath an arced tunnel ceiling with various fire locations

Tiannian Zhou, Yang Zhou · 2020

Tunnelling and Underground Space Te...

Full-scale immersed tunnel fire experimental research on smoke flow patterns

P. Xu, S.P. Jiang · 2018

Tunnelling and Underground Space Te...

A study on the maximum temperature of ceiling jet induced by rectangular-source fires in a tunnel using ceiling smoke extraction

Fei Tang, Zhilei Cao · 2018

International Journal of Thermal Sc...

Numerical investigation on the maximum ceiling temperature and longitudinal decay in a sealing tunnel fire

Youbo Huang, Bingyan Dong · 2018

Tunnelling and Underground Space Te...

The maximum ceiling gas temperature in a large tunnel fire

Ying Zhen Li, Haukur Ingason · 2012

Fire Safety Journal

Metrics

527

Citations

20

References

Details

Published: May 01, 2011
Vol/Issue: 46(4)
Pages: 204-210
License: View

Authors

Cite This Article

Ying Zhen Li, Bo Lei, Haukur Ingason (2011). The maximum temperature of buoyancy-driven smoke flow beneath the ceiling in tunnel fires. Fire Safety Journal, 46(4), 204-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2011.02.002

The maximum temperature of buoyancy-driven smoke flow beneath the ceiling in tunnel fires

You May Also Like