Tunnel Fire Testing and Modeling
The Morgex North Tunnel Experiment
Authors: Borghetti, F., Derudi, M., Gandini, P., Frassoldati, A., Tavelli, S.
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- 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
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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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Safety in Road Tunnels
Pages 1-5
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The Research Project and Partners Involved
Pages 7-11
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The Fire Tests in the Morgex North Tunnel
Pages 13-37
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The Test Results
Pages 39-64
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Evaluation of the Consequences on the Users Safety
Pages 65-75
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Tunnel Fire Testing and Modeling
- Book Subtitle
- The Morgex North Tunnel Experiment
- Authors
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- Fabio Borghetti
- Marco Derudi
- Paolo Gandini
- Alessio Frassoldati
- Silvia Tavelli
- Series Title
- PoliMI SpringerBriefs
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-49517-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-49517-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-49516-3
- Series ISSN
- 2282-2577
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 97
- Number of Illustrations
- 53 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
- Topics