Tunnel Fire Behavior: Dynamics, Smoke Management, and Safety Strategies
A special issue of Fire (ISSN 2571-6255).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 145
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tunnel fire; multi-source fire; fire spread; smoke control; temperature distribution; ventilation strategy
Interests: tunnel fire; pool fire; fuel-rich combustion; smoke movement; smoke control; lithium battery fire; safe utilization of hydrogen
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Tunnel fire safety has been a critical topic due to the fast development of tunnel transportation all over the world. The spatial semi-confined structure of tunnels leads to distinctive characteristics during fires, such as rapid smoke propagation and difficulties in evacuation and rescue, which can result in severe casualties and structural damage. Especially, in recent years, various forms of complex tunnel systems, including underwater tunnels and urban underground interchanges, have continuously emerged. The increasingly complex structural conditions have diversified smoke propagation behaviors and further complicated smoke control efforts. Additionally, the rapid growth in the number of new energy vehicles in tunnels has introduced new challenges for fire prevention and control, placing higher demands on traditional safety management and emergency strategies.
This Special Issue aims to present experimental, theoretical, and numerical studies regarding tunnel fire behavior, smoke management, and safety strategies to address the new challenges in the field of tunnel fires.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Smoke spread characteristics in tunnels
- Ventilation strategies in tunnel fires
- Fire suppression technologies for tunnel fires
- Human evacuation during tunnel fires
- Artificial intelligence prediction for tunnel fires
- New energy vehicle fires in tunnels
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Kun He
Dr. Yongzheng Yao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- tunnel fire
- smoke
- fire spread
- temperature
- ventilation
- fire modeling
- human evacuation
- fire suppression
- artificial intelligence
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