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Author
Brousse, B. | Voeltzel, A. | LeBotlan, Y. | Ruffin, E.
Title
Ventilation and Fire Tests in the Mont Blanc Tunnel to Better Understand the Catastrophic Fire of 24 March 1999.
Book or Conf
Tunnel Fires and Escape From Tunnels, 3rd International Conference. Organised and Sponsored by Tunnel Management International. Proceedings. October 9-11, 2001, Washington, DC, 211-222 p., 2001
Keywords
tunnels | fire safety | ventilation | fire tests | geometry | heat release rate | air flow | smoke | temperature | toxicity
Identifiers
Mont-Blanc Tunnel fire, March 24, 1999; measurement of air velocity and ventilation flow in the tunnel; aerodynamic behavior of the empty tunnel; airflows at plants measured with various techniques; smoke progress