Numerical study of the effects of the jet fan speed, heat release rate and aspect ratio on smoke movement in tunnel firesopen access
- Authors
- Khieu H.T.; Lee Y.M.; Kim J.T.; Ryou H.S.
- Issue Date
- Mar-2020
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Keywords
- Aspect ratio; Heat release rate; Jet fan speed; Smoke layer thickness; Smoke movement; Smoke stratification; Tunnel fires; Visibility
- Citation
- Energies, v.13, no.5
- Journal Title
- Energies
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 5
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/38508
- DOI
- 10.3390/en13051206
- ISSN
- 1996-1073
1996-1073
- Abstract
- In this study, the effects of the jet fan speed, heat release rate and aspect ratio on smoke movement in tunnel fires have been investigated. The jet fan speed was changed from 6.25 (25%) to 12.5 m/s (50%), 18.75 m/s (75%), and 25 m/s (100%). The heat release rate was set up from 3.9 to 6 MW and 16 MW, the aspect ratio was changed from 0.6 to 1 and 1.5, respectively. The lower the jet fan speed is, the longer the smoke back‐layering length is. With a higher velocity, the smoke tends to move out of the tunnel quickly; however, smoke stratification also occurs, and this reduces visibility. This could make it difficult for people to evacuate. With a higher heat release rate, the smoke tends to move far away from the fires quickly when compared with other cases. Additionally, the higher the heat release is, the longer the smoke back‐layering is. Finally, with a higher aspect ratio, the smoke back layering length in the tunnel is also longer. The smoke layer thickness is also larger than in other cases. The correlation of velocity, heat release rate and aspect ratio has been investigated to avoid the smoke back layer length in tunnel fires. © 2020 by the authors.
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