Tunnel Fire Dynamics

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 ret...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ingason, Haukur, Li, Ying Zhen (Author), Lönnermark, Anders (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2024, 2024
Edition:2nd ed. 2024
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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