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Influence of tunnel cross-section shape on longitudinal smoke control and ceiling temperature profile

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  • Gao, Zihe
  • Yan, Wenhao
  • Liu, Mingge
  • Pan, Rongliang

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Previous studies have shown that the tunnel cross-sectional shape significantly affects thermal smoke transport behavior, particularly in curved arch tunnels, where the side walls impose a greater constraint on the smoke layer compared to rectangular section tunnels. In this study, by adopting the method of unstructured geometric modeling, a range of simulations were carried out to explore the smoke control effect and the variation of the maximum temperature of a weak plume in horseshoe-shaped, straight wall arch shaped, and three rectangular tunnels under longitudinal ventilation. The five typical tunnel cross-sections were designed with basically the same sectional area and tunnel length, specifically in an attempt to study the influence of the tunnel cross-section shapes. The results indicate that the tunnel cross-sectional shapes have a significant effect on the effect of smoke control under the same longitudinal ventilation. The larger the hydraulic diameter of the tunnel cross-section, the longer the smoke back-layering length. The maximum temperature increases with increasing hydraulic diameter to height ratio. Relevant prediction equations for the maximum ceiling temperature and the back-layering length considering the effect of tunnel cross-sectional shapes are proposed.

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  • Gao, Zihe & Yan, Wenhao & Liu, Mingge & Pan, Rongliang, 2025. "Influence of tunnel cross-section shape on longitudinal smoke control and ceiling temperature profile," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 320(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:320:y:2025:i:c:s036054422500790x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.135148
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    1. Yan, Wenhao & An, Hongsheng & Li, Chenguang & Gao, Zihe, 2024. "Experimental investigation on the ceiling flame impingement and temperature distribution in tunnel with varying widths and fire source locations," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 312(C).
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