A simplified model of fires in road tunnels. Comparison with three-dimensional models and full-scale measurements

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-52

  Migoya, E ^a   Crespo, A ^a   Garcia J ^a   Hernandez J ^b  

^a ETS Ingenieros de Telecomunicacion   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CFD; Diffusion flame; Full scale experiments; Tunnel fire; Turbulent combustion; Zone model

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMBUSTION; CONSERVATION; DISASTERS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; ROADS AND STREETS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SMOKE; TUNNELS; TURBULENCE; VEHICULAR TUNNELS;

CFD; DIFFUSION FLAME; FULL-SCALE EXPERIMENTS; TUNNEL FIRE; TURBULENT COMBUSTION; ZONE MODEL;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FIRE; ROAD TRANSPORT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TUNNEL; TURBULENT FLOW; VENTILATION;

EID: 53349172087     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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