Prediction of maximum ceiling temperature of rectangular fire against wall in longitudinally ventilation tunnels: Experimental analysis and machine learning modeling

P Hu, X Peng, F Tang - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, experimental analysis and machine learning modeling of maximum ceiling
temperature for wall fire in longitudinally ventilation tunnels were conducted. The results …

Smoke spread characteristics inside a tunnel with natural ventilation under a strong environmental wind

C Fan, L Zhang, S Jiao, Z Yang, M Li, X Liu - Tunnelling and underground …, 2018 - Elsevier
In order to investigate the effect of strong environmental wind on a tunnel fire under natural
ventilation, a series of numerical simulations were conducted using large eddy simulation …

A numerical study on upstream maximum temperature in inclined urban road tunnel fires

J Ji, H Wan, K Li, J Han, J Sun - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2015 - Elsevier
Numerical simulations were carried out to study the smoke behaviors induced by fires in
inclined tunnels with different slopes and the upstream maximum temperatures along the …

Perspectives of big experimental database and artificial intelligence in tunnel fire research

X Zhang, X Wu, Y Park, T Zhang, X Huang… - … and Underground Space …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tunnel fire is one of the most severe global fire hazards and causes a significant amount of
economic losses and casualties every year. Over the last 50 years, numerous full-scale and …

Full-scale tests on smoke temperature distribution in long-large subway tunnels with longitudinal mechanical ventilation

C Shi, J Li, X Xu - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Long-large subway tunnel accommodates the requirements of high-speed operation of
trains, but also poses challenges on smoke control in case of tunnel fire. In conjunction with …

A study of the effect of plug-holing and boundary layer separation on natural ventilation with vertical shaft in urban road tunnel fires

J Ji, ZH Gao, CG Fan, W Zhong, JH Sun - International Journal of Heat and …, 2012 - Elsevier
A set of burning experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of vertical shaft height
on natural ventilation in urban road tunnel fires. Two special phenomena, plug-holing and …

A modified cellular automaton model of pedestrian evacuation in a tunnel fire

Y Zhang, W Li, Y Rui, S Wang, H Zhu, Z Yan - Tunnelling and Underground …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents evacuation simulations of occupants' flow in a tunnel fire via a modified
cellular automaton model and puts forward corresponding optimized evacuation strategies …

Numerical investigation on the effect of ambient pressure on smoke movement and temperature distribution in tunnel fires

J Ji, F Guo, Z Gao, J Zhu, J Sun - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
A series of simulations are conducted in a full scale road tunnel to explore the effect of
ambient pressure on smoke movement and temperature distribution in tunnel fires. Once a …

Experimental study of air entrainment mode with natural ventilation using shafts in road tunnel fires

CG Fan, J Ji, ZH Gao, JY Han, JH Sun - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2013 - Elsevier
A set of burning experiments with n-heptane pool fire were conducted to investigate the air
entrainment mode with natural ventilation using shafts in road tunnel fires. One criterion was …

Effects of ambient pressure on transport characteristics of thermal-driven smoke flow in a tunnel

J Ji, F Guo, Z Gao, J Zhu - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermal-driven smoke flow is the greatest threat to the trapped people in tunnels, and the
basic understanding of the smoke transport characteristics is necessary for the engineering …