Numerical 3D simulation of a longitudinal ventilation system: Memorial Tunnel case

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 539-551

  Vega, Mónica Galdo ^a   Argüelles Díaz, Katia María ^a   Fernández Oro, Jesús Manuel ^a   Tajadura, Rafael Ballesteros ^a   Santolaria Morros, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; CO propagation; Longitudinal ventilation system; Memorial Tunnel Project; Road tunnels; Temperature distribution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIRES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VENTILATION;

LONGITUDINAL VENTILATION; REVERSIBLE JET FANS;

RAILROAD TUNNELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIRES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAILROAD TUNNELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VENTILATION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TUNNELING; VENTILATION;

EID: 42949140917     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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