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Author
Charters, D. | Miles, S. | Mayfield, C.
Title
Detailed Numerical Study of the Onset of Untenable Conditions From Large Fires in Longitudinally Ventilated Road Tunnels.
Coporate
BRE Fire and Security, Garston, Watford, Herts, WD25 9XX, UK
Report
Volume 2,
Book or Conf
Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. Volume 2. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 1301-1312 p., 2007
Keywords
smoke movement | tunnels | highways | ventilation | fire growth | fire load | fire codes | computational fluid dynamics | scenarios | heat release rate | air speed | velocity | hazard analysis | temperature rise | smoke flow | computer models | experiments | death | occupants
Identifiers
Mont Blanc and Tauern tunnel fires; CFD fire model JASMINE; Mont Blanc tunnel between France and Italy, March 24, 1999; Tauern tunnel, Austria, May 29, 1999; Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV); rapid reduction of clear layer height and a reverse of the clear layer flow downwind; 4-year research project UPTUN; pre-fire longitudinal air speed for each momentum source (fan setting); summary of parametric analysis; pre-fire (cold flow) longitudinal velocity for which back-layering subsequently controlled; summary of analysis of CFD cases; maximum effective smoke velocity; input values for example calculation of effective smoke velocity