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http://dx.doi.org/10.9711/KTAJ.2015.17.3.257

Simulation study of smoke spread prevention using air curtain system in rescue station platform of undersea tunnel  

Park, Sang-Heon (Dong Il Engineering Consultants)
An, Jung-Ju (Dong Il Engineering Consultants)
Han, Sang-Ju (Dong Il Engineering Consultants)
Yoo, Yong-Ho (Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Publication Information
Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association / v.17, no.3, 2015 , pp. 257-266 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study introduce that we studied optimization and possibility of smoke spread prevention with air-curtain system in undersea tunnel named from Ho-Nam to Jeju line in domestic if a fire break out in train. To verify performance, air-curtain system is installed between rescue station platform and each door of passenger car to provide safety route to evacuator and we studied simulation model of various cases about 15 MW fire severity considering domestic specifications. As a result we verified the fact that CASE1(air jet with 15degree toward passenger car) and CASE 5 (air jet with 15degree toward passenger car and pressure air blast from cross passage) is best Smoke Spread Prevention and less inflow carbon monoxide. Through above results, we expect that air-curtain system is one of the facilities for fire safety and provide us safety platform route in undersea tunnel.
Keywords
Subsea tunnel; Air-curtain system; Platform; Carbon monoxide; Smoke spread prevention;
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