15th International Symposium onAerodynamics, Ventilation & Fire in Tunnels

Final programme

Barcelona, Spain18th - 20th September, 2013

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16.30 – 18:00

07.00 - 08.30

08.45 - 08.50

08.50 - 09.05

11.15 - 11.30

11.30 - 11.50

12.20 - 13.15

Tuesday 17th September 2013 Where you see the laptop symbol, we will be loading presentations for the following day

43310.00 - 10.25

Numerical study of effects of vehicle speed and spacing on the

ventilation in a highway curved tunnel

27 10.00 - 10.25

Rail tunnel ventilation and train egress interaction403

Feng Wang, Dalian University of Technology and Sichuan University; Mingnian Wang,

Yuanye Deng, Southwest Jiaotong University; Qingyuan Wang, Sichuan University;

Guohai Dong, Dalian University of Technology, China

A Purchase, P Gehrke, S O’Gorman, Tunnel Ventilation, Fire Life Safety Engineers,

Australia

10.25 - 10.50

Dust in railway tunnels – causes, risks and countermeasures

Air curtains used for separating smoke free zones in case of fire in

tunnel

G Krajewski, Fire Research Institute, Poland

10.25 - 10.50 419T Kubwimama, A Mos, Centre d'Etudes des Tunnels; E Bergamini, P Salizzoni, P Méjean,

Ecole Centrale de Lyon; France; M Boffadossi, Politecnico di Milano, ItalyJ Rodler, B Hagenah, Gruner GmbH; R Lassy, Wiener Linien GmbH & Co. KG, Austria

10.50 - 11.15 131 10.50 - 11.15

Comparison of 3D CFD simulation approach for aerodynamics

effects in high speed railway tunnel system

D K H Wu, Parsons Brinckerhoff (Asia) Ltd; E H T Xu, University of Shanghai for Science

and Technology, China

Experimental and numerical investigations of the wind pressure

coefficient at a tunnel portal39

Early Registration Reception and Presentation Loading

09.35 - 10.00 9S O’Gorman, R Nuttall, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Australia

38309.35 - 10.00

Performance evaluation of jet fan deflectors for road tunnel

longitudinal ventilation

Cross passage pressurisation with non-incident tunnel impulse

devices: approximation methodology for system design

Session 1 - Road Tunnels - Aerodynamics 1 Page

NoChairman - Alan Vardy - University of Dundee Chairman - Igor Maevski - Jacobs Engineering

Session 1A - Metro and Rail - Aerodynamics Page

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Keynote Address - A Conversation with Professor Dix09.05 - 09.35

G Clark, D Saunsbury, D Bagshaw, M Buonfiglioli, Atkins Ltd, UK

Morning Registration with Coffee

BHR Welcome (Ally Davies, Dr Fathi Tarada)

Lessons from the Coronial and Criminal Investigations of the Burnley Tunnel Fatalities and Fires

Tribute to William D Kennedy (1942 - 2012) presented by Kate Hunt

Lunch

Keynote Address - Haukur Ingason presents:

The results from the Swedish METRO project on fire safety in underground rail mass transport systems

Exhibitor Presentation x 3

Refreshment Break

Aerodynamics, Ventilation & Fire in Tunnels15th International Symposium on

Wednesday 18th September 2013

Site Visit – Line 9 of the Metro de Barcelona

11.50 - 12.20

Barcelona, Spain: 18–20 September 2013

14.55 - 15.10

15.10 - 15.30

16.50 - 17.05

17.05 - 18.05

Sir Alan Muir - Wood Lecture - Felix Amberg presents:

"Civil Engineering constraints on the ventilation and safety concepts adopted in tunnels"15.30 - 16.00

Welcome Drinks Reception - Sponsored by Zitrόn

747S G Gendler, Open joint – stock company “LenMetroGiproTrans”, Russia A Valente, Systemair S.r.l., Italy; H Rudelgass, Systemair GmbH, Germany

16.25 - 16.50

Zero-flow response to fire in longitudinally-ventilated tunnels

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Session 2A - Metro and Rail - Fire

Exhibitor Presentation x 3

16.00 - 16.25

Peculiarities of control ventilation in the Kuznetsovsky railway

tunnel 309 16.00 - 16.25

A full scale test to determine the installation coefficient

improvement of a new jetfan

591

323 16.25 - 16.50

Contact force disturbances of the pantograph system due to air

flow at high-speed trains in tunnels763

I Nakahori, Sohatsu Systems Laboratory Inc., Japan; S Jiang, Chongqing

Communications Research & Design Institute, China; A Vardy, University of Dundee, UK

607

S Rigert, M Bettelini, Amberg Engineering Ltd, Switzerland

Upgrading the existing full transverse ventilation system to meet a

100 MW fire 161 14.05 - 14.30

New findings on the use of flexible curtains for smoke management

in road tunnels 147 13.40 - 14.05

A detailed CFD simulation on the effect of ventilation system

operation on smoke control in the 2003 Daegu Subway Station fire

A Ruiz-Jimenez, E Barrio, A Matas, TD&T, Spain

J Alston, K Schebel, Arup, USA

Simulations and implementation of Pajares Tunnel, and Barcelona

Sants- la Sagrera Tunnel, ventilation systems in Spain HSR (AVE)

network

The impacts of train fire profiles on station ventilation system

design

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Session 2 - Road Tunnels - Smoke Ventilation 1

13.15 - 13.40

Aerodynamics of buoyant gases within a longitundinally ventilated

tunnel; experiments in two different reduced scale models175 13.15 - 13.40

Exhibitor Presentation x 3

M Flueckiger, P Reinke, S Nyfeler, HBI Haerter Ltd, Switzerland; W Kapfenberger, ÖBB

Infrastruktur AG, Austria

J Choi, N Hur, Sogang University, Korea

J Le Clanche, P Salizzoni, M Creyssels, Ecole Centrale de Lyon; R Mehaddi, F Candelier,

O Vauquelin, Instit Universitaire des systémsthermiques Industriels (IUSTI), France

S Li, A Louie, E Fuster, Parsons Brinckerhoff, USA

Impact of fire source characteristics and wall heat losses on smoke

behaviour in a longitudinally ventilated reduced scale model

tunnel: experiments and numerical simulationsA Mos, CETU; J Le Clanche, P Salizzoni, M Creyssels, C Nicot,

Ecole Centrale Lyon, France

Chairman - Rune Brandt - HBI Haerter Chairman - Ian Cockram - Consulting Engineer

13.40 - 14.05

14.05 - 14.30Tools for fire hazard analysis of passenger rail vehicles

619

14.30 - 14.55 189 14.30 - 14.55 633

P Kumar, J Solar, Parsons Brinckerhoff; N Harvey, Hatch Mott MacDonald, USA

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Refreshment Break

Session 3 - Ventilation Control 1 Chairman - Conrad Stacey - Stacey Agnew Pty LtdChairman - John Gillard - Mouchel

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Session 3A - Aerodynamics Testing and Equipment Design

10.40 - 10.55

10.55 - 11.15

Thursday 19th September 2013

A Vardy, University of Dundee, UK

11.40 - 12.05

Probabilistic approach for longitudinal ventilation system design in

fire situations 67

Countermeasure against the micro-pressure wave by a shelter

linking neighboring tunnels 539S Fernández, FFII – CEMIM; A Fraile, I Del Rey, E Alarcón, ETSII-Universidad Politécnica

de Madrid, Spain

T Fukuda, S Saito, M Iida, Railway Technical Research Institute;

T Kurita, East Japan Railway Company; S Ozawa, Tokyo University of Technology,

11.15 - 11.40

12.30 - 12.55

11.15 - 11.40

09.25 - 09.50

Fuzzy criteria for pressure comfort in tunnels

553

12.55 - 13.20

Determination of an HGV fire heat release rate profile281 09.50 - 10.15

CFD simulations of ventilation effects on water mist fixed fire

suppression systems on tunnel fires

D K H Wu, Y F Lin, H S Zhen, Parsons Brinckerhoff (Asia) Ltd., China D Heine, K Ehrenfried, C Wagner, German Aerospace Center DLR Göttingen, Germany

F Tarada, Mosen Ltd, UK; L M Noordijk, Efectis Nederland BV The Netherlands; M K

Cheong, W O Cheong, K W Leong, Land Transport Authority of Singapore, Singapore

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K J Harris, J L Harder, Parsons Brinckerhoff, USAA X Wang, K Kottom, Hatch Mott MacDonald; N Rhodes, Parsons Brinckerhoff; R

Trapani, Parsons Transportation, USA

677

663

Micro-pressure wave countermeasures realized in the Katzenberg

tunnel and introduction of a new German micro-pressure wave

regulation 577

P Deeg, M Hieke, C Gerbig, T Tielkes, DB Systemtechnik GmbH, Germany

Chairman - Roberto Arditi - SINA S.p.A. Group

09.00 - 09.25

Fire risk assessment and mitigation for the installation of

transmission cables in vehicular tunnel249 09.00 - 09.25

The energy budget in suppressed tunnel fires

649K H L Wong, Y Song, Arup Hong Kong, China

Efficient 3D CFD investigation of ventilation system design of road

tunnels 121 12.05 - 12.30

Pressure-wave studies in the tunnel-simulation facility Göttingen

(TSG)

10.15 - 10.40

Wall temperatures for road tunnel fire scenarios265

Ventilation and FFFS fire tests for “Calle 30” road tunnels

A V Karpov, D V Ushakov, All-Russian Research Institute for Fire Protection (VNIIPO); A

N Giletich, A A Panov, Emercom of Russia, Russia

S Fernández, A Grande, I Espinosa, FFII – CEMIM; I Del Rey, E Alarcón, ETSII-

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

525

10.15 - 10.40 295

Measurements and prediction of the pressure variations at cross

passages in high-speed railway tunnelsL Hermanns, A Grande, Centro de Modelado en Ingeniería Mecánica (CEMIM); J

Fernández, I Del Rey, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

687

Mathematical modelling of fires in short road tunnels. Influence of

tunnel geometrical parameters on the people safety at fire

An Evaluation of how the air-flow from ceiling-mounted-ESP outlet

ducts affects moving cars55

Chairman - Akisato Mizuno - Kogakuin University

12.30 - 12.55

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Safe escape route corridors in tunnels, a new approach for escape

route ventilation design

S Boekelman, Royal HaskoningDHV, The Netherlands

S Kanda, S Masukura, Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited; A Kobayashi, M

Yokota, Central Nippon Highway Engineering Tokyo Company Limited, Japan

Exhibitor Presentation x 3

Refreshment Break - Sponsored by Systemair

565

12.05 - 12.30

11.40 - 12.05

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Session 4A - Fire Suppression 1Chairman - Davar Abi Zadeh - Arup

Session 4 - Road Tunnels - Fire

Session 5A - Metro and Rail - Pressure TransientsChairman - Norman Rhodes - Parsons Brinckerhoff Ltd

Session 5 - Road Tunnels - Aerodynamics 2

M Bilson, P Kumar, Parsons Brinckerhoff; N Harvey, Hatch Mott MacDonald, USAA D Lemaire, L M Noordijk, M Vermeer, Efectis Nederland BV, The Netherlands; M K

Cheong, W O Cheong, Land Transport Authority of Singapore, Singapore

09.50 - 10.15

09.25 - 09.50

Fire curve for tunnels with deluge suppression system

13.20 - 14.20

16.05 - 16.20

16.20 - 16.40

Lunch

Chairman - Kate Hunt - Parsons Brinckerhoff Ltd

729

16.40 - 17.25Discussion - Does tunnel ventilation save lives?

19.30

Best Paper Award - Sponsored by HBI

Gala Dinner at the Princesa Sofia Hotel - Sponsored by Parsons Brinkerhoff

231 15.40 - 16.05

Numerical simulations of the interaction of water spray fire

suppression and emergency ventilation systems in vehicular

tunnelsY Liu, S Cassady, HNTB Corporation, USA Y Li, J Fay, Jacobs Engineering; D Kandra, J Alston, Arup, USA

15.40 - 16.05

The coach will depart from reception at 19.00

Exhibitor Presentation x 3

717Q Zhang, A Paladini, A Canfora, D Cappello, P Grasso, GEODATA Engineering SpA, Italy;

X Guo, Dalian University of Technology, China

E Blanchard, LEMTA Nancy Université and CSTB; P Boulet, LEMTA Nancy Université; P

Carlotti, CSTB, France

15.15 - 15.40

An integral fire model and critical velocity in longitudinally

ventilated tunnel with gradient

Presentation - Paul Miclea - "50 years of Professional Life on 5 Continents - Lessons to Share"

B J Melvin, C A Hawkins, R C Moreno, Parsons Brinckerhoff, USA

Rune Brandt, Ichiro Nakahori & Pierre Ca rlotti

Refreshment Break

70314.50 - 15.15

Design fire heat release rate in road tunnels with fixed fire fighting

systems

F Rabe, A Löhnert, C Knaust, S Thöns, BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and

Testing, Germany

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"Tunnel Fires – What have we learned over the last 40 years?"

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Session 6A - Fire Suppression 2

Chairman - Ignacio del Rey Llorente - Centro de Modelado en Ingenieria MEcanica

(CEMIM)

14.20 - 14.50Keynote Address - Joe Gonzales presents:

14.50 - 15.15

Numerical quantification of fire smoke toxicity in tunnels

203

Session 6 - Road Tunnels - Smoke Ventilation 2

A modified critical velocity for road tunnel fire smoke management

with dedicated smoke extraction configuration

217 15.15 - 15.40

Capability of a CFD tool for assessing a water mist system in a

tunnel

11.05 - 11.35

12.50 - 13.50

13.50 - 14.50Debate - Are mid tunnel shafts really required?

Mohammad Tabarra, Conrad Stacey, Igor Maevski & Davar Abi Zadeh

445

10.15 - 10.40

Upgrade of an existing transverse ventilation system to a

longitudinal system using a Saccardo nozzle 89J Alston, D Kandra, R Potter, Arup, USA

12.25 - 12.50

10.40 - 11.05

11.35 - 12.00

12.00 - 12.25

Ice formation – aspects of planning and measures for climate

impact

P Sturm, M Beyer, M Bacher, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Operation of evaporative cooling systems on metros

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Session 8 - Road Tunnels - Aerodynamics 3Chairman - Paul Miclea - Consulting Engineer

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Session 8A - Fire TestingChairman - Ian Cockram - Consulting Engineer

This house believes mid tunnel shafts are required

Lunch B Stodola, R Lassy, Wiener Linien, Austria

477

Control strategies of the tunnel ventilation system for Ohashi

junction

Heat release rates of heavy goods vehicle fires in tunnelsM K Cheong, W O Cheong, K W Leong, Land Transport Authority of Singapore, Singapore; A D Lemaire, L M Noordijk, Efectis Nederland BV, The Netherlands; F Tarada, Mosen Ltd, UK Transport

Authority of Singapore, Singapore

Full-scale fire testing for fire detection, fire suppression and ventilation of I-90 tunnels in SeattleI Maevski, B Josephson, R Klein, Jacobs Engineering; D Haight, Z Griffith, WSDOT, USA

Full scale fire tests on Metro cars of the Vienna Public Transport

105

Refreshment Break - Sponsored by Systemair

V Langner, B Hagenah, Gruner GmbH, Austria; T Cronvall, VR Track Oy, Finland

H Saito, K Kitajima, Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited, Japan J A Thompson, M J Gilbey, Parsons Brinckerhoff; S Kemp, London Underground Ltd, UK

Consideration of a Saccardo nozzle system for tunnel ventilation

applications: A simple calculation method for a one dimensional

approach 10.40 - 11.05

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789

805

09.50 - 10.15

351 09.25 - 09.50

Efficient tunnel cooling using tunnel wall heat extraction

491E Casalé, Thônes & Aix-Marseille Université; D Monnier, Société Marseillaise du Tunnel

Prado-Carénage; S Lavaux, International Conseil Service Etudes; G Giovannelli, Centre

Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment; O Vauquelin, Aix-Marseille Université, France

C Biotto, D Eckford, Mott MacDonald; A Q Chen, Arup, UK

Chairman - Ian Sweetland - Yyss Ltd Chairman - Geoff Sheard - Fan Technology

Friday 20th September 2013

09.25 - 09.50

The fully automated ventilation response for the fire situation in

the Prado-Carénage tunnel in Marseilles

461M J Gilbey, Parsons Brinckerhoff Ltd; G Archer, Private Consultant, UK10.15 - 10.40

337 09.50 - 10.15

Heat waves and their influence on tunnel environments

507

P Personna, Consortium Tunnel Bielsa-Aragnouet; F Portugués, D Octavio, R Sánchez, L

M Gonzalo, Geocontrol, Spain

F Waymel, L Fournier , L Plagnol, Egis Tunnels, France; H Prasad, B Umesh Rai, Chennai

Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), India

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Session 7A - Thermodynamics and CoolingSession 7 - Road Tunnels - Ventilation Control 2 Page

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09.00 - 09.25

Bi-national Bielsa-Aragnouet tunnel: Intelligent traffic and

ventilation system enabling alternate bidirectional and

unidirectional traffic flow 367 09.00 - 09.25

Use of Platform Screen Doors and the benefit of surrounding tunnel

wall and soil thermal inertia for the normal operation of metro

tunnels under tropical weather area: Application to the Chennai

metro project (India)