| Download | - View accepted manuscript: Numerical modelling of air movement in road tunnels (PDF, 822 KiB)
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| Author | Search for: Kashef, A.1; Search for: Bénichou, N.1; Search for: Lougheed, G. D.1; Search for: Debs, A. |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | CFD 2003, the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Computational Fluid Dynamics, Society of Canada, 28 May 2003, Vancouver, B.C. |
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| Subject | Tunnels; Indoor air |
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| Abstract | The objective of the Mechanical Ventilation Systems (MVS) in highway tunnels [1] is to provide tunnel patrons with a reasonable degree of comfort during normal operation and to assist in keeping tunnels safe during emergencies. Temperature, humidity, and air velocity are among the parameters that determine the tunnel environment and indicate the level of MVS performance. To investigate the performance of the current emergency ventilation strategies for an existing tunnel system in the event of a fire, a research project is being conducted at the National Research Council of Canada. The primary objectives of the study are: a) to assess and validate the ability of in-place emergency ventilation strategies to control smoke spread and minimize the impact of smoke on tunnel users; and b) to recommend guidelines for improving ventilation operation to maximize intervention effectiveness. This will allow future development of an intelligent ventilation system based on a pre-established scenario of ventilation activated using automatic fire detection. |
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| Publication date | 2003-05-01 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NRC number | NRCC 43714
NRC-IRC-15165 |
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| NPARC number | 20378683 |
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| Record identifier | e5761219-d51c-4a8a-8723-eb9b21b7882b |
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| Record created | 2012-07-24 |
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| Record modified | 2021-01-05 |
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