China Safety Science Journal ›› 2022, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (10): 115-120.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2022.10.1590

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Fire smoke spread characteristics of T-shaped bifurcated tunnel under longitudinal ventilation

YAO Yongzheng1(), SONG Kebin1,2, SHI Congling2,**(), REN Fei2, LI Jian2, CHE Honglei2   

  1. 1 School of Emergency Management and Safety Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083,China
    2 Beijing Key Laboratory of Metro Fire and Passenger Transportation Safety, China Academy of Safety Science and Technology, Beijing 100012,China
  • Received:2022-06-11 Revised:2022-08-15 Online:2022-10-28 Published:2023-04-28
  • Contact: SHI Congling

Abstract:

In order to study the characteristics of fire smoke spread in T-shaped bifurcated tunnels under longitudinal ventilation, a full-scale numerical model of the bifurcated tunnel was established using fire dynamics simulation(FDS) numerical simulation software. By changing different longitudinal ventilation and heat release rates, the temperature distribution and smoke flow characteristics were studied. The results show that: With the increase of longitudinal ventilation, the upstream fire smoke temperature in the bifurcated tunnel decreases first and then increases, and the velocity field in the bifurcated tunnel changes from inclined to upstream of the fire source to inclined to downstream of the fire source. The maximum smoke temperature in the main tunnel increases first and then decreases with the increase of longitudinal ventilation. The turning longitudinal ventilation speed is 2 m/s, and the maximum temperature of fire smoke is basically near the fire source. The smoke spread front in the main tunnel gradually moves downstream with the increase of longitudinal ventilation speed. When the longitudinal ventilation speed is 3 m/s, the smoke spread front is close to the fire source area.

Key words: longitudinal ventilation, T-shaped bifurcated tunnel, smoke spread, temperature distribution, numerical simulation