- Author
- McGrattan, K. B. | Hamins, A.
- Title
- Numerical Simulation of the Howard Street Tunnel Fire.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
- Fire Technology, Vol. 42, No. 4, 273-281, ['October 2006', '4th Quarter']
- Sponsor
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
- Keywords
- tunnels | simulation | fire models | gas temperatures | oxygen concentration | sensitivity analysis
- Identifiers
- input parameters for numerical simulation of the Howard Street Tunnel Fire; Howard Street Tunnel fire, Baltimore, Maryland, July 2001
- Abstract
- The paper presents numerical simulations of a fire in the Howard Street Tunnel, Baltimore, Maryland, following the derailment of a freight train in July, 2001. The model was validated for this application using temperature data collected during a series of fire experiments conducted in a decommissioned highway tunnel in West Virginia. The peak predicted temperatures within the Howard Street Tunnel were approximately 1,000°C (1,800°F) within the flaming regions, and approximately 500°C (900°F) averaged over a length of the tunnel equal to about four rail cars.