Numerical investigation of critical velocity in curved tunnels: Parametric study and establishment of new model

S Jafari, B Farhanieh, H Afshin - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
Curved tunnels are more likely to have an accident and a fire source due to their physical
characteristics. Using a 3D computational fluid dynamics tool with body-fitted grids, three …

Study of flow characteristics in tunnels induced by canyon wind

T Chen, Y Li, D Luan, A Jiao, L Yang, C Fan… - Journal of Wind …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mountain tunnel is inevitably connected to those canyon areas that could result in a very
special situation for the related designs. When the airflow goes through the canyon from an …

Tunnel ventilation during construction and diffusion of hazardous gases studied by numerical simulations

X Chang, J Chai, J Luo, Y Qin, Z Xu, J Cao - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Proper ventilation of tunnels has remained a serious issue for many years. However, only
empirical methods are currently utilised for estimating ventilation time scales in construction …

Study of the optimal pitch angle of jet fans in road tunnels based on turbulent jet theory and numerical simulation

T Chen, Y Li, Z Xu, J Kong, Y Liang, B Wang… - Building and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The diffusion angle of the air jet and the optimal pitch angle (OPA) of the jet fan are studied
and compared through turbulent jet theory and FLUENT numerical simulation in this paper …

Effect of press-in ventilation technology on pollutant transport in a railway tunnel under construction

Y Zhou, Y Yang, R Bu, F Ma, Y Shen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Press-in ventilation technology is an important method to ensure the effective control of
pollutants concentration and production safety during the drilling and blasting construction of …

Application of the longitudinal ventilation system in the underground interconnected infrastructure: Assessment of flow distribution and confluence ratio

H Tao, Z Xu, Y Zhang, X Zhang, C Fan - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Longitudinal ventilation is widely employed in underground interconnected infrastructure,
where the characteristic of the ventilated flow is distinctly different from the “normal” tunnels …

A numerical study on the effects of naturally ventilated shaft and fire locations in urban tunnels

C Fan, J Chen, Z Mao, Y Zhou, S Mao - Fire and Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In more and more tunnels, natural ventilation mode with vertical shafts has been gradually
employed. However, there are few studies investigating the influences of fire and shaft …

Full-scale experimental, numerical, and theoretical research on the spatio-temporal evolution of the flow structure in longitudinal and semi-transversal ventilated …

A Król, K Szewczyński, M Król, P Koper… - … and Underground Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents full-scale experimental, numerical, and theoretical research on the
spatial and temporal structure of airflow for different modes of ventilation system operation in …

Study of the applicability and optimal arrangement of alternative jet fans in curved road tunnel complexes

T Chen, D Zhou, Z Lu, Y Li, Z Xu, B Wang… - … and Underground Space …, 2021 - Elsevier
Constructions of underground complex road networks or tunnel complexes all over the world
are in the ascendant. However, very few countries have developed specific …

Study on the influence of bypass tunnel angle on gas shunting efficiency of urban road tunnels

W Zhao, Y Liang, Z Xu, J Kong, T Chen… - Journal of Wind …, 2020 - Elsevier
In order to analyze the feasibility of setting bypass tunnel in urban highway tunnel for
pollutant purification and dust removal, a physical model including main tunnel and bypass …