Automatic fire detection in road traffic tunnels

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-83

  Aralt, T T ^a   Nilsen, A R ^b  

^a Norwegian Public Road Authority ^*  (Norway)

^b WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dust; Fibre; Fire detection; Heat detection; Scatter light; Smoke detection; Tunnel fire

Indexed keywords

FIRE DETECTORS; FIRES; ROADS AND STREETS;

DUST; FIBRE; FIRE DETECTION; HEAT DETECTION; SCATTER LIGHT; SMOKE DETECTION; TUNNEL FIRE;

TUNNELS;

AUTOMATION; DETECTION METHOD; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIRE BEHAVIOR; SMOKE; TUNNEL;

ANDALSNES; EURASIA; EUROPE; MORE OG ROMSDAL; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 53549106344     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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