# Effects of Smoke-Dust and CO on Controllable Circulatory Ventilation of an Extra-Long Highway Tunnel: Theoretical Model and Calculations

Authors: Feng Tian; Hai-qiao Wang; Shi-qiang Chen; Yong-ping Chen
Journal: Advances in Civil Engineering
 (2018)

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## Abstract

The complexity, high energy consumption, and difficulty in controlling of extra-long highway tunnel have always been problematic in the civil engineering field. The objective of this study is to discuss controllable circulatory ventilation (CCV) considering these issues. By calculating the equations of consumed air volume (CAV), diluting smoke-dust and CO, this study deduces the theoretical dimensionless equations governing the influence of two pollutants’ CAV on CCV application. By setting the vehicle speed from 10 km/h to 80 km/h and setting the slope from −4% to 4%, engineering data of Jiaozhouwan tunnel, for example, the abovementioned equations of environment ratio, load ratio, and critical diesel-gasoline ratio, were calculated numerically. Furthermore, the effects of smoke-dust and CO on CCV were quantified. Drawn from this study, the critical diesel-gasoline ratio can be a key indicator to the preassessment of CCV application to an extra-long highway tunnel.


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## Body

## 1. Introduction

With the rapid development of highway construction in China, a large number of extra-long highway tunnels are constantly emerging, while the required air volume of such tunnels is greatly increasing. To meet the increasing need of consumed air volume (CAV), the longitudinal ventilation of the supplying and exhausting shafts is generally adopted to draw in fresh air. Then, to dilute pollutants, this airflow mixes with or replaces the polluted air in the tunnel. Those pollutants are caused by fire in emergency. As far as the flame of fires, De Faveri et al. carried out an experimental study in a wind tunnel in order to provide exact correlations for predicting flame length of fires of high source and concluded that the length of laminar flames of fires of high-source momentum was affected not only by the source Froude number; on the contrary, the effect of the Reynolds number on the flame length was negligible if the Froude number was less than 0.1 [1]. This Froude number is the main cause of a flame length, but it also affects the movement of a smoke flow. Wang et al. suggested that with the decrease of smoke temperatures, some smoke might backflow and mix with the smoke-free layer below [2]. Furthermore, the above conclusions were proven by Hu et al. as far as methanol and gasoline pool fires [3]. In detail, Wang et al. observed that even though the pool surface area was kept identical for hollow trays of different sizes, the measured burning rates and fire evolutions were found to be significantly different [4]. Additionally, Tao et al. discussed an interesting flame-wrapping phenomenon caused by impingement of airflow [5]. Therefore, the Froude number was selected as a critical criterion of model experiments [6].Zhang et al. found that the thickness of the smoke layer and the smoke outflow rate were both positively correlated with the inclination angle of a tunnel, and the CO concentration was negatively correlated with this angle [7]. Furthermore, CO concentration decreased exponentially with the distance away from the fire source, and Hu et al. suggested that this concentration increased linearly with the height above the floor [8]. Through extensive experiments and theoretical investigations, Hu et al. presented a function of dimensionless CO concentration along a tunnel length and a function of difference between this concentration and the dimensionless smoke temperature along the tunnel length [9, 10]. As far as large particle concentration, Hall et al. proved that the concentration near the surface markedly was different to those for a gaseous plume and suggested that this concentration reduces more rapidly with increasing distance [11]. Therefore, Hu et al. and Wang presented that the ratio of critical velocity of a near-wall fire to that of a central fire was ideally estimated to be 1.26 by theoretical analysis [12, 13].In transport business process, those pollutants are mainly affected by the running vehicles, and it is ensured that the concentration of pollutants in the tunnel is within the safety range [14–17]. Carvel et al. investigated the effect of forced longitudinal ventilation during a tunnel fire, and they found that the estimated values of the expert system were larger than the experimental values [18]. Ryu et al. investigated the flow field of a jet fan by conducting experiments and numerical simulations. They found that the negative pressure in front of the fan, distance between the fan and the wall, and roughness of the wall influence the jet performance [19]. Wang et al. carried out numerical simulations to investigate the influence of traffic wind formed by a vehicle on the ventilation of curved tunnels. They concluded that, for a curved tunnel with a radius greater than 2,000 m, the differences between the straight-curve lines could be ignored [20]. Through model experiments, Fang et al. proposed that the angle between the inlet and the driving direction should be 6° to help the traffic wind and that the angle between the outlet and the driving direction should not exceed 30° [21, 22]. However, for longitudinal ventilation with supply-exhaust shafts, there always exist problems such as high construction costs and high operating energy consumption. By considering the uneven ventilating load of the up and down lines in an extra-long highway tunnel, whose ventilation shafts had a high construction cost or reduced excavation probability, Berner and Day proposed a ventilation concept for long twin-tube tunnels [23]. By conducting model experiments and numerical simulations, Zhang validated and verified the design parameters and applied them to the complementary double-hole ventilation of the Jingping tunnel [24]. Based on experimental data, Wang et al. investigated the flow field in a tunnel by applying double-hole ventilation and then proceeded to demonstrate the feasibility of this ventilation system [25]. Owing to the longitudinal slope and traffic quantity, the ventilation of long twin-tube tunnels is suitable for a highway tunnel with a length from 4 km to 7 km [26]. Theoretically, the length of the tunnel does not restrict the use of a CCV system; additionally, this system can reduce the number of ventilation shafts or directly avoid their excavation. Therefore, a CCV is an economical and efficient ventilation system.A CCV performs fresh air suction, removes pollutants, recycles circulating air, and dilutes the pollutants in the downstream zone. However, a CCV has certain limitations and is not applicable to all situations. To clarify the applicability range of the CCV, the objective of this study is to summarize the equations for calculating CAV, diluting smoke-dust and CO. Firstly, five dimensionless ratios are defined to quantify the differences of two CAV-diluted pollutants. Secondly, these equations are calculated numerically. Finally, this study will be expected to provide a reference for the application of CCV to extra-long highway tunnels.


## 2. Materials and Methods

### 2.1. CCV System

In a CCV system (Figure1), first, a certain amount of fresh air is drawn in from the entrance of a tunnel. When the fresh air is contaminated to a certain extent, one part of this airflow flows into the short duct of the tunnel and is polluted to the possible highest degree. Additionally, it is ensured that the concentration of pollutants in the short duct is within allowable limits. The other part of this airflow is drawn out of the tunnel and flows through a deduster arranged in the circulating air roadway. Then, this drawn airflow is dedusted and purified, and thereby it transforms into a recycled airflow. Subsequently, this recycled airflow mixes with the more polluted airflow, and the mixed airflow dilutes the contaminants in the downstream tunnel continuously.Figure 1
A CCV system.


### 2.2. CAV Diluting Pollutants and Determination of RAV

According to a previous study [27], the pollutants in a tunnel are considered to be mainly smoke-dust and CO. Usually, the CAV dilution of these pollutants is not larger than the required air volume (RAV) and can be determined by calculating the contaminant emission. The smoke-dust emission is expressed as follows:(1)QVI=13.6×106⋅qVI⋅faVI⋅fd⋅fhVI⋅fivVI⋅L⋅∑m=1nDNm⋅fmVI,where QVI is the smoke-dust emission (m2/s); qVI is the baseline smoke-dust emission (m2/(veh·km)); faVI is the vehicle condition coefficient (dimensionless number); fd is the coefficient of vehicle density (dimensionless number); fhVI is the coefficient of altitude (dimensionless number); fivVI is the coefficient of longitudinal slope and vehicle speed (dimensionless number); L is the tunnel length (m); fmVI is the diesel vehicle type coefficient (dimensionless number); nD is the diesel vehicle type number (dimensionless number); and Nm is the traffic quantity of the corresponding type (veh/h).Then, the amount of CAV diluting smoke-dust is expressed as follows:(2)QreqVI=QVIδVI,where QreqVI is CAV of diluted smoke-dust (m3/s) and δVI is the smoke-dust concentration in design (m−1).The emission of CO is expressed as follows:(3)QCO=13.6×106⋅qCO⋅faCO⋅fd⋅fhCO⋅fivCO⋅L⋅∑m=1nNm⋅fmCO,where QCO is the CO emission (m2/s); qCO is the baseline CO emission (m2/(veh·km)); faCO is the coefficient of vehicle condition (dimensionless number); fd is the coefficient of vehicle density (dimensionless number); fhCO is the coefficient of altitude (dimensionless number); fivCO is the coefficient of longitudinal slope and vehicle speed (dimensionless number); fmCO is the vehicle-type coefficient (dimensionless number); n is the vehicle-type number (dimensionless number); and Nm is the traffic quantity of corresponding type (veh/h).The CAV diluting CO is expressed as follows:(4)QreqCO=106⋅QCOδCO⋅p0p⋅TT0,where QreqCO is the CAV diluting CO (m3/s); p0 is the standard atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa); p is the atmospheric pressure in the tunnel location (kPa); T0 is the standard temperature (273.17 K); T is the summer temperature at the tunnel location (K); and δCO is the design concentration of CO (ppm).The CAV of the replacement air in a tunnel can be determined by the number of replacement times or the suggested velocity of the replacement. The equation is calculated by the number of replacement times and is expressed as follows:(5)Qreqac=Ar⋅L⋅ns3600,where Qreqac is the CAV of the replacement air in a tunnel (m3/s); Ar is the net sectional area of the tunnel (m2); and ns is the minimum replacement times (times/h).Additionally, the CAV is calculated by the suggested velocity of the replacement as follows:(6)Qreqac=vacAr,where vac is the suggested velocity in the tunnel and cannot be less than 1.5 m/s.By comparing the result obtained from Equation (5) with that obtained from Equation  (6), we can determine the largest value, which will be the CAV of the replacement air in the tunnel. Moreover, by comparing the CAV diluting smoke-dust with the CAV diluting CO and CAV replacement, we can determine the largest of the three consumed air volumes, which will be the RAV of the CCV system in an extra-long highway tunnel.


### 2.3. Dimensionless Smoke-Dust to CO Ratios

In the previous section, the determination of the tunnel RAV was based on the calculation of the CAV diluting smoke-dust, CAV diluting CO, and CAV replacement air in a tunnel. When the amount of the CAV diluting smoke-dust is greater than that of the diluted CO, the recycled airflow is produced by a deduster through the purifying part of the polluted airflow. However, it is quantifiable that the CAV diluting smoke-dust and CAV diluting CO are influenced by the tunnel length, environment, longitudinal slope, traffic quantity, and traffic composition in the tunnel. Moreover, it is not entirely clear if the above nonmechanical factors, CAV amounts, and their differences affect the CCV system.Next, we present the definitions of the dimensionless ratios of the environmental parameters, longitudinal slope, diesel to gasoline, and ventilation load, respectively, and the critically dimensionless ratio of diesel to gasoline. First, by applying the coefficients of altitude in Equations (1) and (3) and by considering the atmospheric pressure ratio and temperature ratio, the environment ratio (dimensionless ratio of environmental parameters) is defined as follows:(7)X=fhVIfhCO⋅PP0⋅T0T.As shown in Equation (7), the environment ratio reflects the influence of the tunnel altitude and air temperature on the CAV diluting smoke-dust and CO.The slope ratio (dimensionless ratio of the longitudinal slope) reflects the influence of the longitudinal slope on the CAV diluting smoke-dust and CO. By applying the longitudinal slope and vehicle speed coefficients in Equations (1) and (3), the slope ratio is defined as follows:(8)Y=fivVIfivCO.The diesel-gasoline ratio reflects the influence of traffic quantity and traffic composition (proportion of diesel to gasoline engines) on the CAV diluting smoke-dust and CO. Using the coefficient of vehicle type, number of vehicle types, and the traffic quantity of Equations (1) and (3), the diesel-gasoline ratio is expressed as follows:(9)Z=∑m=1nDNm⋅fmVI∑m=1nNm⋅fmCO.The load ratio (the dimensionless ratio of the ventilation load) reflects the difference between the ventilation load of the CAV diluting smoke-dust and CO. By substituting Equations (2) and (4) into Equations (7)–(9), the load ratio becomes proportional to the environment ratio, slope ratio, and diesel-gasoline ratio. This load ratio is expressed as follows:(10)W=QreqVIQreqCO=1106⋅δCOδVI⋅qVIqCOX⋅Y⋅Z.The critical diesel-gasoline ratio (critical dimensionless ratio of diesel to gasoline) reflects the number of the diesel-gasoline ratio when the load ratio is equal to 1. By settingW=1 in Equation (10), the critical diesel-gasoline ratio is expressed as follows:(11)Zc=106δVIδCO⋅qCOqVI⋅1X1YIn the next section, the numerical calculations of Equations (7)–(11) are investigated, and the results are discussed with regard to the effects of the environment, slope, diesel-gasoline, load, and critical diesel-gasoline ratios on the CCV system.


## 2.1. CCV System

In a CCV system (Figure1), first, a certain amount of fresh air is drawn in from the entrance of a tunnel. When the fresh air is contaminated to a certain extent, one part of this airflow flows into the short duct of the tunnel and is polluted to the possible highest degree. Additionally, it is ensured that the concentration of pollutants in the short duct is within allowable limits. The other part of this airflow is drawn out of the tunnel and flows through a deduster arranged in the circulating air roadway. Then, this drawn airflow is dedusted and purified, and thereby it transforms into a recycled airflow. Subsequently, this recycled airflow mixes with the more polluted airflow, and the mixed airflow dilutes the contaminants in the downstream tunnel continuously.Figure 1
A CCV system.


## 2.2. CAV Diluting Pollutants and Determination of RAV

According to a previous study [27], the pollutants in a tunnel are considered to be mainly smoke-dust and CO. Usually, the CAV dilution of these pollutants is not larger than the required air volume (RAV) and can be determined by calculating the contaminant emission. The smoke-dust emission is expressed as follows:(1)QVI=13.6×106⋅qVI⋅faVI⋅fd⋅fhVI⋅fivVI⋅L⋅∑m=1nDNm⋅fmVI,where QVI is the smoke-dust emission (m2/s); qVI is the baseline smoke-dust emission (m2/(veh·km)); faVI is the vehicle condition coefficient (dimensionless number); fd is the coefficient of vehicle density (dimensionless number); fhVI is the coefficient of altitude (dimensionless number); fivVI is the coefficient of longitudinal slope and vehicle speed (dimensionless number); L is the tunnel length (m); fmVI is the diesel vehicle type coefficient (dimensionless number); nD is the diesel vehicle type number (dimensionless number); and Nm is the traffic quantity of the corresponding type (veh/h).Then, the amount of CAV diluting smoke-dust is expressed as follows:(2)QreqVI=QVIδVI,where QreqVI is CAV of diluted smoke-dust (m3/s) and δVI is the smoke-dust concentration in design (m−1).The emission of CO is expressed as follows:(3)QCO=13.6×106⋅qCO⋅faCO⋅fd⋅fhCO⋅fivCO⋅L⋅∑m=1nNm⋅fmCO,where QCO is the CO emission (m2/s); qCO is the baseline CO emission (m2/(veh·km)); faCO is the coefficient of vehicle condition (dimensionless number); fd is the coefficient of vehicle density (dimensionless number); fhCO is the coefficient of altitude (dimensionless number); fivCO is the coefficient of longitudinal slope and vehicle speed (dimensionless number); fmCO is the vehicle-type coefficient (dimensionless number); n is the vehicle-type number (dimensionless number); and Nm is the traffic quantity of corresponding type (veh/h).The CAV diluting CO is expressed as follows:(4)QreqCO=106⋅QCOδCO⋅p0p⋅TT0,where QreqCO is the CAV diluting CO (m3/s); p0 is the standard atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa); p is the atmospheric pressure in the tunnel location (kPa); T0 is the standard temperature (273.17 K); T is the summer temperature at the tunnel location (K); and δCO is the design concentration of CO (ppm).The CAV of the replacement air in a tunnel can be determined by the number of replacement times or the suggested velocity of the replacement. The equation is calculated by the number of replacement times and is expressed as follows:(5)Qreqac=Ar⋅L⋅ns3600,where Qreqac is the CAV of the replacement air in a tunnel (m3/s); Ar is the net sectional area of the tunnel (m2); and ns is the minimum replacement times (times/h).Additionally, the CAV is calculated by the suggested velocity of the replacement as follows:(6)Qreqac=vacAr,where vac is the suggested velocity in the tunnel and cannot be less than 1.5 m/s.By comparing the result obtained from Equation (5) with that obtained from Equation  (6), we can determine the largest value, which will be the CAV of the replacement air in the tunnel. Moreover, by comparing the CAV diluting smoke-dust with the CAV diluting CO and CAV replacement, we can determine the largest of the three consumed air volumes, which will be the RAV of the CCV system in an extra-long highway tunnel.


## 2.3. Dimensionless Smoke-Dust to CO Ratios

In the previous section, the determination of the tunnel RAV was based on the calculation of the CAV diluting smoke-dust, CAV diluting CO, and CAV replacement air in a tunnel. When the amount of the CAV diluting smoke-dust is greater than that of the diluted CO, the recycled airflow is produced by a deduster through the purifying part of the polluted airflow. However, it is quantifiable that the CAV diluting smoke-dust and CAV diluting CO are influenced by the tunnel length, environment, longitudinal slope, traffic quantity, and traffic composition in the tunnel. Moreover, it is not entirely clear if the above nonmechanical factors, CAV amounts, and their differences affect the CCV system.Next, we present the definitions of the dimensionless ratios of the environmental parameters, longitudinal slope, diesel to gasoline, and ventilation load, respectively, and the critically dimensionless ratio of diesel to gasoline. First, by applying the coefficients of altitude in Equations (1) and (3) and by considering the atmospheric pressure ratio and temperature ratio, the environment ratio (dimensionless ratio of environmental parameters) is defined as follows:(7)X=fhVIfhCO⋅PP0⋅T0T.As shown in Equation (7), the environment ratio reflects the influence of the tunnel altitude and air temperature on the CAV diluting smoke-dust and CO.The slope ratio (dimensionless ratio of the longitudinal slope) reflects the influence of the longitudinal slope on the CAV diluting smoke-dust and CO. By applying the longitudinal slope and vehicle speed coefficients in Equations (1) and (3), the slope ratio is defined as follows:(8)Y=fivVIfivCO.The diesel-gasoline ratio reflects the influence of traffic quantity and traffic composition (proportion of diesel to gasoline engines) on the CAV diluting smoke-dust and CO. Using the coefficient of vehicle type, number of vehicle types, and the traffic quantity of Equations (1) and (3), the diesel-gasoline ratio is expressed as follows:(9)Z=∑m=1nDNm⋅fmVI∑m=1nNm⋅fmCO.The load ratio (the dimensionless ratio of the ventilation load) reflects the difference between the ventilation load of the CAV diluting smoke-dust and CO. By substituting Equations (2) and (4) into Equations (7)–(9), the load ratio becomes proportional to the environment ratio, slope ratio, and diesel-gasoline ratio. This load ratio is expressed as follows:(10)W=QreqVIQreqCO=1106⋅δCOδVI⋅qVIqCOX⋅Y⋅Z.The critical diesel-gasoline ratio (critical dimensionless ratio of diesel to gasoline) reflects the number of the diesel-gasoline ratio when the load ratio is equal to 1. By settingW=1 in Equation (10), the critical diesel-gasoline ratio is expressed as follows:(11)Zc=106δVIδCO⋅qCOqVI⋅1X1YIn the next section, the numerical calculations of Equations (7)–(11) are investigated, and the results are discussed with regard to the effects of the environment, slope, diesel-gasoline, load, and critical diesel-gasoline ratios on the CCV system.


## 3. Results and Discussion

### 3.1. Effect of Altitude on Environment Ratio

Fitting the two graphs of Figures 6.2.2 and 6.3.2 in the detailed rules 6.2 and 6.3 of Reference [27], there are the linear correlations of fhVI=3/10000H+22/25 and fhCO=1/1800H+7/9. H is the altitude height, and its unit is meter. Furthermore, the empirical correlation, which is related to atmosphere pressure with altitude height, temperature, and standard atmosphere pressure, is P=P0⋅exp−H/29.28T (29.28 is a dimensionless fitting constant). Substituting three correlations into Equation (7), and setting T (tunnel site temperatures in summer) to 273 K, 283 K, 293 K, and 303 K, the calculated results are shown in Figure 2.Figure 2
Change of the environment ratio with altitude of the tunnel.As shown in Figure2, the environment ratio decreases with the increase of the tunnel’s altitude and summer temperature. First, the effects of air temperature on the environment ratio are smaller than the effects of altitude. Second, as the altitude increases, it gradually decreases the curvature of the curve that relates the ratio to altitude. Specifically, the influence of the environment ratio with an altitude lower than 1,000 m is smaller than the influence of the environment ratio with an altitude over 1,000 m. Therefore, the environment ratio is affected more by the altitude when the altitude is lower than 1,000 m.Moreover, the following conclusions can be drawn with regard to the results of Equation (10): with the increase of the tunnel’s altitude, the environment ratio and the load ratio decrease. Additionally, the smaller the difference is between the CAV diluting smoke-dust and the CAV diluting CO, the more difficult the implementation of the CCV in the tunnel is. This reason is this CCV only handles smoke-dust by a deduster, meanwhile the control of CO concentration is depended on the exhaust airflow and supply airflow as same as the longitudinal ventilation with supply-exhaust shafts.


### 3.2. Effects of Driving Speed, Slope, and Diesel-Gasoline Ratio on Load Ratio

It is listed in Tables1–3 that the slopes are related with fivVI and fivCO under the conditions of three driving speeds [27].Table 1
Slope related withfivVI and fivCO (10 km/h, jamming condition).
Slope (%)
−4
−3
−2
−1
0
1
2
3
4
f
iv
VI
0.30
0.36
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.72
0.85
1.03
1.25
f
iv
CO
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80Table 2
Slope related withfivVI and fivCO (40 km/h, idling condition).
Slope (%)
−4
−3
−2
−1
0
1
2
3
4
f
iv
VI
0.30
0.40
0.55
0.70
0.85
1.10
1.45
2.20
2.95
f
iv
CO
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00Table 3
Slope related withfivVI and fivCO (80 km/h, design condition).
Slope (%)
−4
−3
−2
−1
0
1
2
3
4
f
iv
VI
0.30
0.40
0.55
0.80
1.30
2.60
3.70
4.40
5.00
f
iv
CO
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.20
1.20
1.20Applied in Equation (8), Y are calculated out by the data in Tables 1–3; in the next, δCO/δVI are 200 ppm/0.0090 m−1, 100 ppm/0.0065 m−1, and 100 ppm/0.0050 m−1 on the conditions of 10 km/h, 40 km/h, and 80 km/h driving speeds, respectively [27]; furthermore, referenced to the data in ventilation design of the Jiaozhouwan tunnel in Qingdao, Shandong, P. R. of China, the baselines of the CO emission and dust-smoke are 0.01 m2/(veh·km) and 2.5 m2/(veh·km), and annual decline ratios of those are 0.98 based on Reference [28]; lastly, setting environment ratio X=1, those data are substituted into Equation (10), and on the contrary, Z are set as from 0.0 to 1.0 with the increment of 0.10. The results are shown in Figures 3–5.Figure 3
Load ratios changing with slope percentage (10 km/h, jamming condition).Figure 4
Load ratios changing with slope percentage (40 km/h, idling condition).Figure 5
Load ratios changing with slope percent (80 km/h, design condition).As shown in Figures3–5, first, there exists a linear relationship between the load ratio, slope percentage, and diesel-gasoline ratio. Second, when the slope percentage and driving speed are constant, the load ratio increases with the increase of the diesel-gasoline ratio. This demonstrates that the RAV of the CCV system is mainly affected by the CAV diluting smoke-dust. Third, when the driving speed and diesel-gasoline ratio are kept constant, the load ratio increases with the increase of the slope percentage, which indicates that the RAV of the CCV system is mainly affected by the CAV diluting smoke-dust.Fourth, the higher the driving speeds, the more obvious the divergence of the load ratio between the slope percentage of 1% and that of 0%. Specifically, when the diesel-gasoline ratio is constant, the load ratio with a 0% slope percentage is far larger than that with a 1% slope percentage. Finally, by comparing Figures3–5, it can be seen that the load ratio increases with the increase of driving speed under the condition of the slope percentage and the diesel-gasoline ratio being constant. Therefore, it can be concluded that the load ratio increases with the increase of driving speed, slope percentage, and diesel-gasoline ratio.


### 3.3. Effects of Driving Speed and Slope on Critical Diesel-Gasoline Ratio

Based on Reference [27] and calculation, the slope ratios Y=fivVI/fivCO change with the slope percentages under the conditions of eight driving speeds, as listed in Table 4.Table 4
Y
=
f
iv
VI
/
f
iv
CO related with slope percentages and driving speeds.
Slope (%)
−4
−3
−2
−1
0
1
2
3
4
80 km/h
0.30
0.40
0.55
0.80
1.30
2.60
3.08
3.67
4.17
70 km/h
0.30
0.40
0.55
0.80
1.10
1.80
3.10
3.25
3.75
60 km/h
0.30
0.40
0.55
0.75
1.00
1.45
2.20
2.95
3.08
50 km/h
0.30
0.40
0.55
0.75
1.00
1.45
2.20
2.95
3.70
40 km/h
0.30
0.40
0.55
0.70
0.85
1.10
1.45
2.20
2.95
30 km/h
0.38
0.50
0.63
0.75
0.90
0.90
1.10
1.45
2.00
20 km/h
0.38
0.45
0.50
0.63
0.75
0.72
0.85
1.03
1.25
10 km/h
0.38
0.45
0.50
0.63
0.75
0.90
1.06
1.29
1.56δ
CO and δVI are listed in Table 5 [27], and δCO/δVI can be calculated out; secondly, Y is valuated by the data of Table 4; thirdly, referenced to the data in ventilation design of the Jiaozhouwan tunnel in Qingdao, Shandong, P. R. of China, the baselines of the CO emission and dust-smoke are 0.01 m2/(veh·km) and 2.5 m2/(veh·km), and an annual decline ratio of those are 0.98 based on Reference [28]; lastly, setting environment ratio X=1 , those data are substituted into Equation (11) of the critical diesel-gasoline ratio when W=1 of Equation (10), and the results of the critical diesel-gasoline ratio are shown in Figure 6.Table 5
δ
CO and δVI related with driving speed.
Speed (km/h)
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
δ
CO(ppm)
100
100
100
100
100
125
200
200
δ
VI (m−1)
0.0050
0.0055
0.0055
0.0060
0.0065
0.0070
0.0080
0.0090Figure 6
Critical diesel-gasoline ratio changing with slope and driving speed. “v” is notated with “driving speed”.First, the critical diesel-gasoline ratio decreases with the increase of the slope percentage. Second, when the driving speed is higher than 40 km/h, the critical diesel-gasoline ratio decreases with the increase of driving speed. Conversely, when the driving speed is lower than 40 km/h, this ratio decreases with the increase of driving speed under the condition of the slope being larger than 1%. Third, when the slope is smaller than 1%, the critical ratio varies greatly; on the contrary, when the slope is larger than 1%, the critical ratio changes slowly. Moreover, these critical ratios are obviously smaller than the values obtained with a slope of less than 1%. Finally, when the slope is greater than 1% and the critical diesel-gasoline ratio is greater than 0.25, the load ratio of the tunnel ventilation system will be larger than 1. Under the abovementioned conditions, the CCV can be applied to the tunnel ventilation system.


## 3.1. Effect of Altitude on Environment Ratio

Fitting the two graphs of Figures 6.2.2 and 6.3.2 in the detailed rules 6.2 and 6.3 of Reference [27], there are the linear correlations of fhVI=3/10000H+22/25 and fhCO=1/1800H+7/9. H is the altitude height, and its unit is meter. Furthermore, the empirical correlation, which is related to atmosphere pressure with altitude height, temperature, and standard atmosphere pressure, is P=P0⋅exp−H/29.28T (29.28 is a dimensionless fitting constant). Substituting three correlations into Equation (7), and setting T (tunnel site temperatures in summer) to 273 K, 283 K, 293 K, and 303 K, the calculated results are shown in Figure 2.Figure 2
Change of the environment ratio with altitude of the tunnel.As shown in Figure2, the environment ratio decreases with the increase of the tunnel’s altitude and summer temperature. First, the effects of air temperature on the environment ratio are smaller than the effects of altitude. Second, as the altitude increases, it gradually decreases the curvature of the curve that relates the ratio to altitude. Specifically, the influence of the environment ratio with an altitude lower than 1,000 m is smaller than the influence of the environment ratio with an altitude over 1,000 m. Therefore, the environment ratio is affected more by the altitude when the altitude is lower than 1,000 m.Moreover, the following conclusions can be drawn with regard to the results of Equation (10): with the increase of the tunnel’s altitude, the environment ratio and the load ratio decrease. Additionally, the smaller the difference is between the CAV diluting smoke-dust and the CAV diluting CO, the more difficult the implementation of the CCV in the tunnel is. This reason is this CCV only handles smoke-dust by a deduster, meanwhile the control of CO concentration is depended on the exhaust airflow and supply airflow as same as the longitudinal ventilation with supply-exhaust shafts.


## 3.2. Effects of Driving Speed, Slope, and Diesel-Gasoline Ratio on Load Ratio

It is listed in Tables1–3 that the slopes are related with fivVI and fivCO under the conditions of three driving speeds [27].Table 1
Slope related withfivVI and fivCO (10 km/h, jamming condition).
Slope (%)
−4
−3
−2
−1
0
1
2
3
4
f
iv
VI
0.30
0.36
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.72
0.85
1.03
1.25
f
iv
CO
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80Table 2
Slope related withfivVI and fivCO (40 km/h, idling condition).
Slope (%)
−4
−3
−2
−1
0
1
2
3
4
f
iv
VI
0.30
0.40
0.55
0.70
0.85
1.10
1.45
2.20
2.95
f
iv
CO
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00Table 3
Slope related withfivVI and fivCO (80 km/h, design condition).
Slope (%)
−4
−3
−2
−1
0
1
2
3
4
f
iv
VI
0.30
0.40
0.55
0.80
1.30
2.60
3.70
4.40
5.00
f
iv
CO
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.20
1.20
1.20Applied in Equation (8), Y are calculated out by the data in Tables 1–3; in the next, δCO/δVI are 200 ppm/0.0090 m−1, 100 ppm/0.0065 m−1, and 100 ppm/0.0050 m−1 on the conditions of 10 km/h, 40 km/h, and 80 km/h driving speeds, respectively [27]; furthermore, referenced to the data in ventilation design of the Jiaozhouwan tunnel in Qingdao, Shandong, P. R. of China, the baselines of the CO emission and dust-smoke are 0.01 m2/(veh·km) and 2.5 m2/(veh·km), and annual decline ratios of those are 0.98 based on Reference [28]; lastly, setting environment ratio X=1, those data are substituted into Equation (10), and on the contrary, Z are set as from 0.0 to 1.0 with the increment of 0.10. The results are shown in Figures 3–5.Figure 3
Load ratios changing with slope percentage (10 km/h, jamming condition).Figure 4
Load ratios changing with slope percentage (40 km/h, idling condition).Figure 5
Load ratios changing with slope percent (80 km/h, design condition).As shown in Figures3–5, first, there exists a linear relationship between the load ratio, slope percentage, and diesel-gasoline ratio. Second, when the slope percentage and driving speed are constant, the load ratio increases with the increase of the diesel-gasoline ratio. This demonstrates that the RAV of the CCV system is mainly affected by the CAV diluting smoke-dust. Third, when the driving speed and diesel-gasoline ratio are kept constant, the load ratio increases with the increase of the slope percentage, which indicates that the RAV of the CCV system is mainly affected by the CAV diluting smoke-dust.Fourth, the higher the driving speeds, the more obvious the divergence of the load ratio between the slope percentage of 1% and that of 0%. Specifically, when the diesel-gasoline ratio is constant, the load ratio with a 0% slope percentage is far larger than that with a 1% slope percentage. Finally, by comparing Figures3–5, it can be seen that the load ratio increases with the increase of driving speed under the condition of the slope percentage and the diesel-gasoline ratio being constant. Therefore, it can be concluded that the load ratio increases with the increase of driving speed, slope percentage, and diesel-gasoline ratio.


## 3.3. Effects of Driving Speed and Slope on Critical Diesel-Gasoline Ratio

Based on Reference [27] and calculation, the slope ratios Y=fivVI/fivCO change with the slope percentages under the conditions of eight driving speeds, as listed in Table 4.Table 4
Y
=
f
iv
VI
/
f
iv
CO related with slope percentages and driving speeds.
Slope (%)
−4
−3
−2
−1
0
1
2
3
4
80 km/h
0.30
0.40
0.55
0.80
1.30
2.60
3.08
3.67
4.17
70 km/h
0.30
0.40
0.55
0.80
1.10
1.80
3.10
3.25
3.75
60 km/h
0.30
0.40
0.55
0.75
1.00
1.45
2.20
2.95
3.08
50 km/h
0.30
0.40
0.55
0.75
1.00
1.45
2.20
2.95
3.70
40 km/h
0.30
0.40
0.55
0.70
0.85
1.10
1.45
2.20
2.95
30 km/h
0.38
0.50
0.63
0.75
0.90
0.90
1.10
1.45
2.00
20 km/h
0.38
0.45
0.50
0.63
0.75
0.72
0.85
1.03
1.25
10 km/h
0.38
0.45
0.50
0.63
0.75
0.90
1.06
1.29
1.56δ
CO and δVI are listed in Table 5 [27], and δCO/δVI can be calculated out; secondly, Y is valuated by the data of Table 4; thirdly, referenced to the data in ventilation design of the Jiaozhouwan tunnel in Qingdao, Shandong, P. R. of China, the baselines of the CO emission and dust-smoke are 0.01 m2/(veh·km) and 2.5 m2/(veh·km), and an annual decline ratio of those are 0.98 based on Reference [28]; lastly, setting environment ratio X=1 , those data are substituted into Equation (11) of the critical diesel-gasoline ratio when W=1 of Equation (10), and the results of the critical diesel-gasoline ratio are shown in Figure 6.Table 5
δ
CO and δVI related with driving speed.
Speed (km/h)
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
δ
CO(ppm)
100
100
100
100
100
125
200
200
δ
VI (m−1)
0.0050
0.0055
0.0055
0.0060
0.0065
0.0070
0.0080
0.0090Figure 6
Critical diesel-gasoline ratio changing with slope and driving speed. “v” is notated with “driving speed”.First, the critical diesel-gasoline ratio decreases with the increase of the slope percentage. Second, when the driving speed is higher than 40 km/h, the critical diesel-gasoline ratio decreases with the increase of driving speed. Conversely, when the driving speed is lower than 40 km/h, this ratio decreases with the increase of driving speed under the condition of the slope being larger than 1%. Third, when the slope is smaller than 1%, the critical ratio varies greatly; on the contrary, when the slope is larger than 1%, the critical ratio changes slowly. Moreover, these critical ratios are obviously smaller than the values obtained with a slope of less than 1%. Finally, when the slope is greater than 1% and the critical diesel-gasoline ratio is greater than 0.25, the load ratio of the tunnel ventilation system will be larger than 1. Under the abovementioned conditions, the CCV can be applied to the tunnel ventilation system.


## 4. Conclusions

By referring to the existing equations, this paper presented the deduction of equations of five ratios with a dimensionless number and CCV. Additionally, a theoretical relationship between the CCV and CAV diluting smoke-dust and CO was established. Moreover, the numerical calculation of the equations was carried out. The main conclusions drawn from this study are as follows:(1)
When the load ratio is not lower than 1, the tunnel can be ventilated by the CCV in advantage of energy saving and high efficiency.(2)
When the load ratio is equal to 1, the key indicator of an applicable CCV system is the critical diesel-gasoline ratio.



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