- Author
- Kashef, A. | Benichou, N. | Lougheed, G. | Debs, A.
- Title
- CFD Simulations of In-Situ Airflow Measurements in Road Tunnels.
- Coporate
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Journal
- Tunnel Management International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4, 1-10, December 2004
- Report
- NRCC-47707
- Keywords
- tunnels | computational fluid dynamics | simulation | air flow | ventilation | smoke control | smoke spread | scenarios
- Identifiers
- COMPACT-3D; SOLVENT; general layout and ventilation system of the tunnel; geometry and boundary conditions
- Abstract
- To investigate the performance of current emergency ventilation strategies for an existing road tunnel system in the event of a fire, a research project is being conducted by the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada. The primary objectives of the study are: a) to assess and validate the ability of emergency ventilation strategies to control smoke spread and minimize the impact of smoke on tunnel users; and b) to recommend guidelines for improving the ventilation operation to maximize intervention effectiveness. This will allow future development of an intelligent ventilation system based on a pre-established ventilation scenario activated using automatic fire detection. The current paper presents the initial investigation of comparing the predictions of a CFD model against the onsite flow measurements conducted in the tunnel.