Investigation on the Performance of Fire Detection Systems for Tunnel Applications––Part 1: Full-Scale Experiments at a Laboratory Tunnel

This article will discuss a two-year international road tunnel fire detection research project that was completed recently. As part of this project, a series of fire tests were conducted in a laboratory tunnel facility under minimum and longitudinal airflow conditions. In addition, fire tests were also conducted in the Carre´-Viger tunnel in Montreal, Canada. This article presents the results of the full-scale experiments conducted in the laboratory tunnel under minimum airflow conditions. The performance of nine fire detection systems representing five types of fire detection technologies were investigated using representative tunnel fire scenarios. Test results showed that the response of fire detection systems to a tunnel fire was dependent on the size, location and growth rate of the fire, the type of fuel as well as the method of detection.

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• Authors:
  • Liu, Z G
  • Kashef, A H
  • Lougheed, G D
  • Crampton, G P
• Publication Date: 2011-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 163-189
• Serial:
  • Fire Technology
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
  • ISSN: 0015-2684
  • EISSN: 1572-8099
  • Serial URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/10694

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fire detection systems; Laboratory tests; Research projects; Tunnels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airflow dynamics; Fire safety; Tunnel fires
• Geographic Terms: Montreal (Canada)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01361069
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 25 2012 2:21PM