Full scale fire experiments for smoke propagation investigations in long rail tunnels

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Abstract

Passenger evacuation during incidents in long rail tunnels normally takes place at emergency stop stations. However, should the train breakdown occur between the portal and the emergency station, passenger evacuation has to be performed via the cross passages to the non-affected (safe) tube. The pressure balance between the tubes is thus decisive when keeping the cross passages (egress ways) free of smoke. In order to assess the possibility of reducing installation and maintenance costs, full scale tests with heat release rates up to 18 MW were performed in an existing section of the Koralmtunnel. Smoke propagation was monitored throughout testing. This paper describes the test set-up and initial results.
Original languageEnglish
Pages325-338
Publication statusPublished - 13 Sept 2017
Event17th Int. Symposion on Aerodynamics, Ventilation & Fire in Tunnels - Lyon, France
Duration: 13 Sept 201715 Sept 2017
Conference number: 17
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Conference

Conference17th Int. Symposion on Aerodynamics, Ventilation & Fire in Tunnels
Abbreviated titleISAVFT 2017
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityLyon
Period13/09/1715/09/17
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Keywords

  • Rail tunnels
  • Fire
  • Smoke propagation
  • Experiments

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)
  • Safety Research

Fields of Expertise

  • Mobility & Production
  • Sonstiges

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