Numerical Simulation on the Smoke Prevention Performance of Air Curtains in an Island-Type Subway Station

Subway fires are a major threat to the safe and smooth operation of subway stations. In this paper, an island-type subway station was taken as an example to conduct a series of numerical simulations using Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS). The temperature, visibility, and CO concentration in the subway...

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Veröffentlicht in:Fire (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2023-04, Vol.6 (5), p.177
Hauptverfasser: Yan, Xu, Yang, Hongyun, Mo, Huiqiang, Xie, Ye, Jin, Zhongfu, Zhou, Yang
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Zusammenfassung:Subway fires are a major threat to the safe and smooth operation of subway stations. In this paper, an island-type subway station was taken as an example to conduct a series of numerical simulations using Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS). The temperature, visibility, and CO concentration in the subway station were analysed under different thicknesses and jet velocities of the air curtains. The smoke-prevention performance of the air curtains in the subway station was investigated. As the thickness and jet velocity increase, the flame tilts significantly, which greatly hinders the spread of smoke toward the stairs. The smoke temperature and CO concentration on the left side of the air curtains gradually decrease, while the visibility increases significantly. For a 3 MW fire scenario, to satisfy the evaluation criteria, the results show that the thickness of the air curtains needs to be at least 0.3 m, and the jet velocity needs to be at least 2 m/s. The sealing effectiveness (Esealing) tends to increase and then remains constant with increasing momentum, and the maximum is obtained when the momentum of the air curtains (Ia) is 12.5 kg·m/s2. Meanwhile, it is found that an energy-saving efficiency of 85.2% can be achieved by replacing positive pressure ventilation with air curtains. The results of this work can provide a significant reference for the design of smoke protection in subway stations.
ISSN:2571-6255
2571-6255
DOI:10.3390/fire6050177