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Tunnel Fire Testing and Modeling

The Morgex North Tunnel Experiment

Authors:

  1. Fabio Borghetti

    1. Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

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  2. Marco Derudi

    1. Department of Chemistry, Material and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

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  3. Paolo Gandini

    1. Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

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  4. Alessio Frassoldati

    1. Department of Chemistry, Material and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

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  5. Silvia Tavelli

    1. Department of Chemistry, Material and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

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  • Includes detailed measurements of fire dynamics
  • Addresses all aspects of a tunnel fire, based on experimental activities and theoretical and CFD analyses
  • Provides a complete experimental database for the purpose of CFD model validation
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)

Part of the book sub series: PoliMI SpringerBriefs (BRIEFSPOLIMI)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Safety in Road Tunnels

    • Fabio Borghetti, Marco Derudi, Paolo Gandini, Alessio Frassoldati, Silvia Tavelli
    Pages 1-5

  3. The Research Project and Partners Involved

    • Fabio Borghetti, Marco Derudi, Paolo Gandini, Alessio Frassoldati, Silvia Tavelli
    Pages 7-11

  4. The Fire Tests in the Morgex North Tunnel

    • Fabio Borghetti, Marco Derudi, Paolo Gandini, Alessio Frassoldati, Silvia Tavelli
    Pages 13-37

  5. The Test Results

    • Fabio Borghetti, Marco Derudi, Paolo Gandini, Alessio Frassoldati, Silvia Tavelli
    Pages 39-64

  6. Evaluation of the Consequences on the Users Safety

    • Fabio Borghetti, Marco Derudi, Paolo Gandini, Alessio Frassoldati, Silvia Tavelli
    Pages 65-75

  7. Conclusions

    • Fabio Borghetti, Marco Derudi, Paolo Gandini, Alessio Frassoldati, Silvia Tavelli
    Pages 77-78

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 79-97
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About this book

This book aims to cast light on all aspects of tunnel fires, based on experimental activities and theoretical and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analyses. In particular, the authors describe a transient full-scale fire test (~15 MW), explaining how they designed and performed the experimental activity inside the Morgex North tunnel in Italy. The entire organization of the experiment is described, from preliminary evaluations to the solutions found for management of operational difficulties and safety issues. This fire test allowed the collection of different measurements (temperature, air velocity, smoke composition, pollutant species) useful for validating and improving CFD codes and for testing the real behavior of the tunnel and its safety systems during a diesel oil fire with a significant heat release rate. Finally, the fire dynamics are compared with empirical correlations, CFD simulations, and literature measurements obtained in other similar tunnel fire tests. This book will be of interest to all engineers and public officials who are concerned with the nature, prevention, and management of tunnel fires.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Fabio Borghetti, Paolo Gandini

  • Department of Chemistry, Material and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Marco Derudi, Alessio Frassoldati, Silvia Tavelli

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