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Development of combustion efficiency model in natural ventilation tunnel fires

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K01292
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Social systems engineering/Safety system
Research InstitutionUniversity of Fukui

Principal Investigator

Tanaka Futoshi  福井大学, 学術研究院工学系部門, 教授 (60401791)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywordsトンネル火災 / 火災
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Combustion efficiency in tunnel fires was measured using a 1:20 scale model tunnel. The results showed that combustion efficiency was little affected by tunnel length, and average values were 89% for propane fires and 80% for heptane fires, respectively. In the case of a long tunnel, descending smoke and backflow of air vitiated by mixing fresh air with descended smoke occurred, and the fire was completely surrounded by vitiated air. In this vitiated fire condition, a ghosting flame was observed close to the fire, and ultimately the fire self-extinguished due to lack of oxygen. In the vitiated fire, the chemical HRR of the fire decreased to half or less that in the normal fire, but combustion efficiency was 94% for heptane fires. Furthermore, numerical simulation was conducted by using the Fire Dynamics Simulator. The FDS reproduced the suffocation extinguishing of the fire caused by the backflow of smoke.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、トンネル延長や煙流動形態によって、トンネル火災における燃焼効率が受ける影響について明らかとした。特にトンネル延長が長くて煙の逆流が発生しているときの燃焼効率を推定できたことには価値がある。この煙流動と関係づけられた燃焼効率こそが、実際にトンネル火災が発生し、避難が行われている最中における燃焼効率に相当する。本研究は、これまで無視されてきた煙流動と燃焼効率の関係にも着目し、今までトンネル防災の枠組みの中で表面化してこなかった新たな問題を明らかにした。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2020 2018

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Combustion efficiency during fires in tunnels with natural ventilation by vitiated air including descending smoke2020

    • Author(s)
      Ishikawa Tasuku、Kasumi Keita、Tanaka Futoshi、Moinuddin Khalid A.M.
    • Journal Title

      Fire Safety Journal

      Volume: In Press Pages: 103093-103093

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.103093

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effects of tunnel length on combustion efficiency in tunnel fires2018

    • Author(s)
      Tasuku Ishikawa, Keita Kasumi and Futoshi Tanaka
    • Organizer
      The 11th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (11th AOSFST)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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