A study of an optimal smoke control strategy for an Urban Traffic Link Tunnel fire

An Urban Traffic Link Tunnel (UTLT) is a novel type of underground transportation system consisting of a main tunnel in a loop shape and several linked tunnels. It has a higher level of fire risk compared to other common road tunnels. In this study, numerical study was conducted to investigate the smoke control strategies for a designed fire scenario in the Beijing Center Business District (CBD) UTLT. An optimal smoke control strategy was developed and evaluated using three criteria: critical velocity, minimal smoke spreading area and available safe evacuation time. In developing the optimal smoke control strategy, six different smoke control strategies for the UTLT were evaluated initially by the criterion of critical velocity, and one of those control strategies was chosen as the primary strategy by steady simulation. This strategy was then modified according to the dynamic simulated results of smoke movements to satisfy the other two criteria. Consequently, the optimal smoke control strategy for the UTLT based on the primary strategy was obtained. The transient distributions of the smoke spread, smoke temperature and CO₂ concentration, were analyzed.     

模拟火灾用发烟剂的实验研究

对烟火类发烟剂的组成、工作原理、生产工艺流程及技术指标等作了简要阐述,并对近年来国内外烟火类发烟剂研究中存在的问题及今后的发展方向进行了探讨与展望。烟火类发烟剂既要满足消防演习等烟雾要求,又要具有较高的仿真性及安全性。     

Characteristics of smoke extraction by natural ventilation during a fire in a shallow urban road tunnel with roof openings

The characteristics of the spread of smoke were investigated for a fire occurring in a shallow urban road tunnel with roof openings in its ceiling. In this type of tunnel, the smoke produced by a fire is ventilated through the openings in the ceiling given the natural buoyancy of hot smoke. A fire experiment was conducted using a 1/12 scale model tunnel to ascertain whether natural ventilation via the roof openings was sufficient to maintain a safe evacuation environment for tunnel users. The distance from the fire to the tip position of the spreading smoke and the thickness of smoke layers along the ceiling were investigated by changing the heat release rate and using two types of median structure as experimental parameters. The two types of median structure dividing the tunnel into two road tubes were pillars and walls. It was clarified that the smoke spreading distance was constant and independent of the heat release rate of the fire under our experimental conditions. Moreover, it was confirmed that the thickness of the smoke layers in the tunnel thinned out quickly due to the natural ventilation.     

Full-scale experiment and CFD simulation on smoke movement and smoke control in a metro tunnel with one opening portal

Three full-scale model experiments were conducted in a unidirectional tube, which is a part of a metro tunnel with one end connected to an underground metro station and the other end opened to outside in Chongqing, PR China. Three fire HRRs, 1.35 MW, 3 MW and 3.8 MW were produced by pool fires with different oil pan sizes in the experiments. Temperature distributions under the tunnel ceiling along the longitudinal direction were measured. At the same time, CFD simulations were conducted under the same boundary conditions with the experiments by FDS 5.5. In addition, more FDS simulation cases were conducted after the FDS simulation results agreed with the experimental results. The simulation results show that the smoke temperature and the decay rate of the temperature distribution under the tunnel ceiling along the longitudinal direction increase as HRR increases. The smoke exhausts effectively from the tunnel under mechanical ventilation system, whether the emergency vent is activated as a smoke exhaust or an air supply vent. The operation mode of the mechanical ventilation system depends on the evacuation route.     

An experimental study on timely activation of smoke alarms and their effective notification in typical residential buildings

The volume of smoke alarm sound in rooms (other than room of sound origin) in real houses and smoke alarm activation time in rooms in full-scale model houses using ionization, photoelectric and dual detector smoke alarms were determined in this study. The alarm sound level measurements indicated that the sound level in many locations is likely to be too low to provide reliable notification, particularly for sleeping people, if smoke alarms are not installed in every room. In addition, changing to a lower frequency (520 Hz square wave) alarm would further aid effective notification of building occupants. The smoke alarm activation measurements showed that the time to detection (given a particular smoke source) was influenced by door position (open versus closed), the room in which the fire occurs, the location (room or hallway) of the detector, the type of detector and the smoke alarm manufacturer. Furthermore time to detection is also influenced by the type and form of the material that is burning. It was observed that photoelectric smoke alarms had the highest incidence of non-activation and when they did activate they, on average, took longer to activate than ionization and dual (ionization and photoelectric) smoke alarms over all smoke sources considered in this study. It is concluded that to achieve early detection and provide adequate notification, smoke alarms are necessary in every room and should be interconnected.     

基于频域增强和差分盒维数的早期火灾烟雾图像分割

根据烟雾的半透明性特征和分形性质,提出一种基于频域增强和差分盒维数的烟雾图像分割算法。首先,利用小波变换空-频域的特性,通过对图像多层分解后小波系数的加权处理得到烟雾纹理增强图像;然后,运用差分盒维数方法遍历图像,计算出各像素分形维数值,由阈值法得到烟雾分割图像。最后,通过形态学膨胀运算使分割图像更加完整。实验结果表明,该算法能有效利用小波频域增强的特点,减小烟雾薄弱区内背景的影响,使该区域烟雾的分形维数更多地集中于阈值内,提高了烟雾分割的准确性。     

Stack effect of smoke for an old-style apartment in Taiwan

Many existing apartments in Taiwan allow parking of motorcycles on the 1st floor along the arcade. For the purposes of lighting and ventilation, there is an opening in upper of the gates. Taking motorcycle arson as a fire scenario, this study proved that smoke would move into the building quickly via the opening and flow upward through the staircases, posing a serious risk whenever motorcycle arson was committed. The simulation results from FDS demonstrated that the visibility decline is very fast inside staircase. When the opening was moved to the bottom of the gate, the decline became slow because the stack effect phenomenon was effectively diminished. Image-recording and laser smoke layer measurement equipment was used to measure smoke diffusion, referring to the Australian Standard, AS 4391-1999 “Smoke management systems-Hot smoke test”. The experiments were executed in a five-story building by recording visibility at a height of 1.8 m on each floor. The results indicated the same conclusions when the opening was moved to the bottom of the gate. The results also verified that the door in the attic staircase was open; the stack effect was very significant.     

民用建筑中常见防、排烟系统电气设计

分析当前多层及高层建筑防、排烟系统电气设计存在的问题:介绍相关现行规范对防、排烟系统的控制要求.常用防、排烟阀的种类和功能;推荐两个消防风机的控制原理图.     

离子感烟火灾探测器的放射防护安全管理

介绍离子感烟火灾探测器的应用情况和安全管理现状,并结合在实际工作中存在的辐射安全隐患问题,提出了相关的建议。     

地下车库通风及排烟设计浅析

根据国家相关建筑通风及防火规范,对建筑物和住宅小区内的地下车库的战时"三防"通风设计和平时通风设计进行了分析,介绍了地下车库火灾时的消防排烟系统的设计要求和方法,让大家对地下车库的通风和排烟设计有比较全面的了解.