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http://dx.doi.org/10.9711/KTAJ.2014.16.6.553

A numerical study on effects of drag coefficient of vehicle on jet fans in case of fire in road tunnels  

Yoo, Yong-Ho (Fire Research Center, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Yoo, Ji-Oh (Dep. of Automotive Engineering, Shin-Han University)
Kim, Hyo Gyu (JS G&B Inc.)
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Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association / v.16, no.6, 2014 , pp. 553-560 More about this Journal
Abstract
The road tunnel install a vent for the purpose of ventilation and smoke control. Ventilation equipment capacity(number of jet fans) depends on from the condition that of the pressure and ventilation resistance. Pressure and the resistance under operating vehicle have affected on the drag coefficient. The drag coefficient of the tunnel have affected by the blockage effect and slipstream effects. However, when calculating the ventilation fan, are not properly consider taking into account such effects. Therefore, ventilation force may have been slightly overestimated. This paper describes the drag coefficient through a numerical analysis to calculate the equivalent resistance area that reflects the vehicle distance, and examined the equivalent resistance area. The ventilation coefficient corresponding to the result heavy vehicle mixing ratio of the present study was not clear. Equivalent resistance area had reduced by about 86% compared to the road design handbook current standards. Also it had analyzed and reduced to 62.2% compared to Korea Highway Corporation ventilation design criteria ratio, which is the old standard.
Keywords
Drag coefficient; Blockage effect; Equivalent resistance area; Tunnel fire;
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