Study on Mechanism of Series-Flow of Pollutants between Consecutive Tunnels by Numerical Simulation
The characteristics of series-flow between two consecutive tunnels with distance ranging from 20 m to 250 m are explored by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) parametric simulations of structure and operation parameters. The research indicates that series-flow can be considered the three-dimensional...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
MDPI AG
2019-10-01
|
Series: | Applied Sciences |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/19/4125 |
id |
doaj-1af645d38b934efea0248149e39c6d78 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-1af645d38b934efea0248149e39c6d782020-11-25T01:18:38ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172019-10-01919412510.3390/app9194125app9194125Study on Mechanism of Series-Flow of Pollutants between Consecutive Tunnels by Numerical SimulationHonghu Zhang0Yunge Hou1Kaijie Wu2Tianhang Zhang3Ke Wu4Xin Zhang5College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaSchool of Electronic Engineering, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaThe characteristics of series-flow between two consecutive tunnels with distance ranging from 20 m to 250 m are explored by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) parametric simulations of structure and operation parameters. The research indicates that series-flow can be considered the three-dimensional wall jet diffusion of upstream tunnel pollutants under the effects of the negative pressure area of the downstream tunnel entrance. The jet characteristics are primarily related to the tunnel distance between upstream and downstream tunnels and hydraulic diameters, and only influenced by the negative pressure in the area very close to downstream entrance where the tunnel air velocity ratio, i.e., the velocity of upstream tunnel air divided by the velocity of downstream tunnel air, decides the degree of the influence. If ignoring the effects of ambient wind and traffic flow, the series-flow ratio decreases with the increasing of parameters of the normalized tunnel distance, i.e., the tunnel distance divided by tunnel hydraulic diameter, and the tunnel air velocity ratio. Based on the three-dimensional wall jet theory, a series-flow model covering all jet characteristic sections is built. The experiment results indicate that the model applies to consecutive tunnels with any spacing and exhibits higher prediction accuracy.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/19/4125consecutive tunnelsseries-flowprediction formulacomputational fluid dynamics (cfd)three-dimensional wall jet theory |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Honghu Zhang Yunge Hou Kaijie Wu Tianhang Zhang Ke Wu Xin Zhang |
spellingShingle |
Honghu Zhang Yunge Hou Kaijie Wu Tianhang Zhang Ke Wu Xin Zhang Study on Mechanism of Series-Flow of Pollutants between Consecutive Tunnels by Numerical Simulation Applied Sciences consecutive tunnels series-flow prediction formula computational fluid dynamics (cfd) three-dimensional wall jet theory |
author_facet |
Honghu Zhang Yunge Hou Kaijie Wu Tianhang Zhang Ke Wu Xin Zhang |
author_sort |
Honghu Zhang |
title |
Study on Mechanism of Series-Flow of Pollutants between Consecutive Tunnels by Numerical Simulation |
title_short |
Study on Mechanism of Series-Flow of Pollutants between Consecutive Tunnels by Numerical Simulation |
title_full |
Study on Mechanism of Series-Flow of Pollutants between Consecutive Tunnels by Numerical Simulation |
title_fullStr |
Study on Mechanism of Series-Flow of Pollutants between Consecutive Tunnels by Numerical Simulation |
title_full_unstemmed |
Study on Mechanism of Series-Flow of Pollutants between Consecutive Tunnels by Numerical Simulation |
title_sort |
study on mechanism of series-flow of pollutants between consecutive tunnels by numerical simulation |
publisher |
MDPI AG |
series |
Applied Sciences |
issn |
2076-3417 |
publishDate |
2019-10-01 |
description |
The characteristics of series-flow between two consecutive tunnels with distance ranging from 20 m to 250 m are explored by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) parametric simulations of structure and operation parameters. The research indicates that series-flow can be considered the three-dimensional wall jet diffusion of upstream tunnel pollutants under the effects of the negative pressure area of the downstream tunnel entrance. The jet characteristics are primarily related to the tunnel distance between upstream and downstream tunnels and hydraulic diameters, and only influenced by the negative pressure in the area very close to downstream entrance where the tunnel air velocity ratio, i.e., the velocity of upstream tunnel air divided by the velocity of downstream tunnel air, decides the degree of the influence. If ignoring the effects of ambient wind and traffic flow, the series-flow ratio decreases with the increasing of parameters of the normalized tunnel distance, i.e., the tunnel distance divided by tunnel hydraulic diameter, and the tunnel air velocity ratio. Based on the three-dimensional wall jet theory, a series-flow model covering all jet characteristic sections is built. The experiment results indicate that the model applies to consecutive tunnels with any spacing and exhibits higher prediction accuracy. |
topic |
consecutive tunnels series-flow prediction formula computational fluid dynamics (cfd) three-dimensional wall jet theory |
url |
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/19/4125 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT honghuzhang studyonmechanismofseriesflowofpollutantsbetweenconsecutivetunnelsbynumericalsimulation AT yungehou studyonmechanismofseriesflowofpollutantsbetweenconsecutivetunnelsbynumericalsimulation AT kaijiewu studyonmechanismofseriesflowofpollutantsbetweenconsecutivetunnelsbynumericalsimulation AT tianhangzhang studyonmechanismofseriesflowofpollutantsbetweenconsecutivetunnelsbynumericalsimulation AT kewu studyonmechanismofseriesflowofpollutantsbetweenconsecutivetunnelsbynumericalsimulation AT xinzhang studyonmechanismofseriesflowofpollutantsbetweenconsecutivetunnelsbynumericalsimulation |
_version_ |
1725141423523627008 |