THE MOUNT LEBANON TUNNEL VENTILATION SYSTEM ---PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE AERODYNAMICS AND VENTILATION OF VEHICLE TUNNELS, DURHAM, 27-29 SEPT 1988

The mount Lebanon tunnel is a twin-tube rail transit tunnel South of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The tunnel has a unique ventilation system, utilising impulse fans in portal ventilation buildings. This ventilation concept is a first, developed with the subway environment simulation (ses) computer programme. The design was done in 1982 and the tunnel was opened in 1987.(a)

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• Corporate Authors:

  BHRA, The Fluid Engineering Centre

  Cranfield, Bedfordshire,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Kennedy, William D
  • PATEL, S J
• Publication Date: 1988

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 235-44
• Monograph Title: PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE AERODYNAMICS AND VENTILATION OF VEHICLE TUNNELS, DURHAM, 27-29 SEPTEMBER 1988

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Subways; Tunnels; Ventilation systems
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00487775
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-947711-49-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM