VENTILATION OF THE ROAD TUNNELS ON NAPLES URBAN MOTORWAY

A VENTILATION SYSTEM KNOWN AS " LONGITUDINAL BY INDUCTION" SYSTEM WAS CHOSEN FOR THE VENTILATION OF THE TWO AND A QUARTER MILE TUNNEL SECTION OF THE TANGENZIALE SIX-LANE MOTORWAY IN NAPLES. THE BASIS OF THIS METHOD IS TO USE THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF TUNNEL AS AN AIR-DUCT WITH UNI-DIRECTIONAL AIR-FLOW PROVIDED BY A SERIES OF AXIAL FLOW FANS SUSPENDED FROM THE TUNNEL ROOF. THE REASON FOR USING THIS METHOD OF VENTILATION AND THE FAN SPECIFICATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. /TRRL/

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  • Accession Number: 00203909
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Aug 5 1973 12:00AM