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http://dx.doi.org/10.9711/KTAJ.2020.22.4.347

A study on the effect of air velocity through a damper on smoke extraction performance in case of fire in road tunnels  

Ryu, Ji-Oh (Dept. of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Shinhan University)
Na, Kwang-Hoon (Dept. of ICT Mechanical Engineering, Shinhan University Graduate School)
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Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association / v.22, no.4, 2020 , pp. 347-365 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to resolve traffic problems in urban areas and to increase the area of green spaces, tunnels in downtown areas are being increased. Additionally, the application of large port smoke extraction ventilation systems is increasing as a countermeasure to smoke extraction ventilation for tunnels with high potential for traffic congestion. It is known that the smoke extraction performance of the large port smoke extraction system is influenced not only by the amount of the extraction flow rate, but also by various factors such as the shape of the extraction port (damper) and the extraction air velocity through a damper. Therefore, in this study, the design standards and installation status of each country were investigated. When the extraction air flow rate was the same, the smoke extraction performance according to the size of the damper was numerically simulated in terms of smoke propagation distance, compared and evaluated, and the following results were obtained. As the cross-sectional area of the smoke damper increases, the extraction flow rate is concentrated in the damper close to the extraction fan, and the smoke extraction rate of the damper in downstream decreases, thereby increasing the smoke propagation distance on the downstream side. In order to prevent such a phenomenon, it is necessary to reduce the cross-sectional area of the smoke damper and increase the velocity of passing air through the damper so that the pressure loss passing through the damper increases, thereby reducing the non-uniformity of smoke extraction flow rate in the extraction section. In this analysis, it was found that when the interval distance of the extraction damper was 50 m, the air velocity passing through damper was 4.4 m/s or more, and when the interval distance of the extraction dampers was 100 m, the air velocity passing through damper was greater than 4.84 m/s, it was found to be advantageous to ensure smoke extraction performance.
Keywords
Large port smoke extraction system; Smoke extraction damper; Prssure loss in duct; Extraction air volume; Smoke propagation length;
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