Abstract
Continuous fuel spill fires are a common accident scenario which needs to be considered for the safe operation of tunnels, given the potential threat posed to trapped persons. In this paper, a series of continuous spill fire experiments on a concrete surface were studied using a 1/8 reduced-scale tunnel model. Gasoline was used as the discharge fuel and the discharge rate varied from 1.5 to 5.2 ml/s. The burning area, steady regression rate, smoke front arrival time, and ceiling temperature were analyzed. The results show that the burning area spreads slowly following an initial rapid spill stage, with the spread process following a pattern of exponential decay. The steady regression rate is found to be approximately 63% of that of pool fires for the same burning area. At the same heat release rate, the smoke front moves faster for spill fires than pool fires because of the larger burning area, and a correlation is built to predict the smoke front arrival time. Finally, a ceiling temperature rise prediction model is developed which considers the spread and burning processes of the fire. The results are of practical importance in the quantitative risk assessment of liquid fuel fire accidents in tunnels, and their implications for personnel evacuation.
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