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Model of Critical Velocity for Fire Ventilation in Horizontal Tunnels


YUAN Jian ping,FANG Zheng,HUANG Hai feng and TANG Zhi

DOI:10.11835/j.issn.1674-4764.2009.06.012

Received June 17, 2009,Revised , Accepted , Available online July 01, 2015

Volume ,2009,Pages 66-70

  • Abstract
1/20 scale model test and full scale field test were carried out to study the critical velocity for fire ventilation in horizontal tunnels. Combined with the test results, small scale test results by Jae and full scale test and simulation by Hu, a semi empirical model was developed to predict the longitudinal critical velocity for tunnel fire ventilation. Compared with the predictions of the proposed model and other models using air as fire source, it was found that the predictions by Wu and Barker was underestimates.