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Fires in Vehicle Tunnels

Carvel, Ricky / Ingason, Haukur

Abstract Tunnel fire safety is a complex problem with no clear solution as yet. Current knowledge of vehicle fire behaviour in tunnels has been established on the basis of a relatively small selection of experimental fire tests, each of which is described. The characteristics of vehicle fires in tunnels are highlighted and issues to be considered when defining ‘design fires’ for tunnels are discussed. The mechanisms of fire spread in the tunnel environment are presented. The most common fire protection measures used in tunnels are ventilation systems, passive thermal barriers and, increasingly, water spray systems. Each of these three system types are discussed.

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Fires in Vehicle Tunnels

Carvel, Ricky / Ingason, Haukur

Abstract Tunnel fire safety is a complex problem with no clear solution as yet. Current knowledge of vehicle fire behaviour in tunnels has been established on the basis of a relatively small selection of experimental fire tests, each of which is described. The characteristics of vehicle fires in tunnels are highlighted and issues to be considered when defining ‘design fires’ for tunnels are discussed. The mechanisms of fire spread in the tunnel environment are presented. The most common fire protection measures used in tunnels are ventilation systems, passive thermal barriers and, increasingly, water spray systems. Each of these three system types are discussed.

Fires in Vehicle Tunnels

Carvel, Ricky / Ingason, Haukur

Abstract Tunnel fire safety is a complex problem with no clear solution as yet. Current knowledge of vehicle fire behaviour in tunnels has been established on the basis of a relatively small selection of experimental fire tests, each of which is described. The characteristics of vehicle fires in tunnels are highlighted and issues to be considered when defining ‘design fires’ for tunnels are discussed. The mechanisms of fire spread in the tunnel environment are presented. The most common fire protection measures used in tunnels are ventilation systems, passive thermal barriers and, increasingly, water spray systems. Each of these three system types are discussed.

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Title:

Fires in Vehicle Tunnels

Contributors:

Carvel, Ricky (author) / Ingason, Haukur (author)

Published in:

SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering ; 3303-3325

Edition:

Fifth Edition

Publication date:

2016-01-01

Size:

23 pages

ISBN:

978-1-4939-2565-0 , 978-1-4939-2564-3

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2565-0_88

Type of media:

Article/Chapter (Book)

Type of material:

Electronic Resource

Language:

English

Keywords:

Heat Release Rate , Fire Test , Fire Spread , Fire Load , Design Fire Engineering , Civil Engineering , Mechanical Engineering , Safety in Chemistry, Dangerous Goods , Materials Science, general , Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer , Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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