Tunnel Fire Dynamics

by Haukur Ingason, Ying Zhen Li, Anders Lïnnermark

Overview

This updated, second edition unveils the mystery of the tunnel fires, covering most of the issues in fire safety engineering in tunnels, clearly describes the phenomena related to tunnel fire safety, presents state-of-the-art research, and gives detailed solutions to these major issues. The book retains its chapters on fuel and ventilation control, combustion products, gas temperatures, heat fluxes, smoke stratification, visibility, tenability, design fire curves, heat release, fire suppression and detection, CFD modelling, and scaling techniques allowing readers to create their own fire safety plans for tunnels. It gives detailed solutions to the major issues in fire safety engineering in tunnels and provides example calculations. A new chapter on Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) safety has been introduced as well as updated information related to AFVs in respective chapters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031539237
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	03/21/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Haukur Ingason, Ying Zhen Li, and Anders Lönnermark are Adjunct Professor, Associate Professor, and Director Fire Protection, respectively, at the RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Fuel and ventilation controlled fires.- Tunnel fire tests.- Heat release rates in tunnels.- Fire growth rates in tunnels.- Design fire curves.- Combustion products from fires.- Gas temperatures.- Flame length.- Heat flux and thermal resistance.- Fire spread.- Smoke stratification.- Tunnel fire ventilation.- Visibility.- Tenability.- Fire suppression and detection in tunnels.- CFD modeling of tunnel fires.- Scaling technique.

Editorial Reviews

This book seeks to be a comprehensive explanation of fire behaviour in tunnel environments. … This book will prove to be an excellent resource for those prepared to put in the effort and work out their own solutions for their own unique tunnel problems.” (Ricky Carvel, Fire Technology, Vol. 51, 2015)

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