Tunnel fire testing and modeling : the Morgex North Tunnel experiment /: the Morgex North Tunnel experiment. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Fabio Borghetti, Marco Derudi, Paolo Gandini, Alessio Frassoldati, Silvia Tavelli.
• Authors: Borghetti, Fabio; Derudi, Marco; Gandini, Paolo; Frassoldati, Alessio; Tavelli, Silvia
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Safety in Road Tunnels; Abstract; References; 2 The Research Project and Partners Involved; Abstract; 2.1 The Subjects Involved in the Test; 2.1.1 Politecnico di Milano; 2.1.2 The Aosta Valley Fire Department; 2.1.3 RAV-Aosta Motorway Company; References; 3 The Fire Tests in the Morgex North Tunnel; Abstract; 3.1 The Morgex Tunnel Infrastructure; 3.1.1 Location; 3.1.2 Main Features of Morgex North Tunnel; 3.1.3 Structural and Geometric Data; 3.1.4 Devices and Equipment; 3.2 Accidental Scenario; 3.3 Fire Scenario. 3.3.1 Fire Test Risk Management and Safety Issues3.4 Materials and Equipment Used in the Fire Tests Design; 3.5 Measured Parameters; 3.6 Tunnel Sections Equipped for the Measurements; 3.7 Preparation of the Accidental Scenario; 3.8 Measuring Instruments; References; 4 The Test Results; Abstract; 4.1 The Experimental Measurements: Temperature Distribution; 4.2 Temperature Measurements: Comparison with Literature Data and Theoretical 1D Correlations; 4.3 CFD Modeling of the Morgex Fire Tests; 4.3.1 Ventilation; 4.3.2 Pool Fires Burning Dynamics. 4.3.3 Computational Domain and Boundary Conditions4.3.4 Simulation Results and Discussion; References; 5 Evaluation of the Consequences on the Users Safety; Abstract; 5.1 Methodology for the Evaluation of Tunnel Fire Consequences; 5.2 Key Hazard Indicators; 5.3 Evaluation of the Consequences for the Morgex Tunnel; 5.4 Parametric Analysis: The Effect of Geometry and Congestion; 5.5 Effect of the Ventilation; References; 6 Conclusions; Annex A: Sections of Encoded Measuring Instruments; Annex B: Selected Experimental Results of the Morgex Fire Tests.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 624.1/93; 620; Engineering; Tunnels -- Fires and fire prevention; Tunnels -- Safety measures; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil -- General; Tunnels -- Fires and fire prevention; Tunnels -- Safety measures; Engineering; Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Simulation and Modeling; Civil Engineering; Science -- Mechanics -- Dynamics -- Thermodynamics; Technology & Engineering -- Quality Control; Computers -- Computer Simulation; Engineering thermodynamics; Reliability engineering; Computer modelling & simulation; Civil engineering, surveying & building; Hydraulic engineering; System safety; Computer simulation; Civil engineering; Technology & Engineering -- Mechanical; Mechanics of fluids; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319495170; 3319495178; 9783319495163
• Related ISBNs: 331949516X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 29, 2016).
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