Tunnel fire testing and modeling : the Morgex North Tunnel experiment /

Tunnel fire testing and modeling : the Morgex North Tunnel experiment /

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Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	SpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology, PoliMI SpringerBriefs SpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology. PoliMI SpringerBriefs.
Subject:	Tunnels -- Fires and fire prevention. Tunnels -- Safety measures. Tunnels -- Fires and fire prevention. Tunnels -- Safety measures.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11269594

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Other authors / contributors:	Borghetti, Fabio, author. Derudi, Marco, author. Gandini, Paolo, author. Frassoldati, Alessio, author. Tavelli, Silvia, author.
ISBN:	9783319495170 3319495178 331949516X 9783319495163 9783319495187 3319495186 9783319495163
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 29, 2016).
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9783319495163
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-49517-0

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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9783319495170 3319495178 331949516X 9783319495163 9783319495187 3319495186