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An Experimental Study on the Critical Velocity Considering the Slope in Tunnel Fire  

Kim, Seung-Ryoul (중앙대학교 기계공학부)
Jang, Yong-Jun (한국철도기술연구원 궤도토목연구본부)
Ryou, Hong-Sun (중앙대학교 기계공학부)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Railway / v.11, no.1, 2008 , pp. 7-12 More about this Journal
Abstract
An experimental study has been conducted to investigate the effect of tunnel slope on critical velocity by using the model funnel of the 1/20 reduced-scale applying the Floods scaling law. the square liquid pool burners were used for methanol, acetone and n-heptane fires. tunnel. Tunnel slopes varied as five different degrees $0^{\circ}$, $2^{\circ}$, $4^{\circ}$, $6^{\circ}$ and $8^{\circ}$. The mass loss rate and the temperatures are measured by a load celt and K-type thermocouples for tunnel slope. Present study results in bigger the critical velocity than the research of Atikinson and Wu using the propane burner. Therefore, when estimating the critical velocity in slope tunnel, the variations of the heat release rate is an important factor. The reason is the ventilation velocity directly affects variation of heat release rate when slope tunnel fire occurred.
Keywords
Tunnel Slope; Critical Velocity; Froude Sealing; Tunnel Fire;
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