Influence of bottleneck lengths and position on simulated pedestrian egress
In this paper, the problem of pedestrian egress under different geometries is studied by means of two numerical models. The length of the bottleneck after the exit and the distance of the exit to the lateral wall of a squared room are investigated. Both models show that an increase in the bottleneck...
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| description | In this paper, the problem of pedestrian egress under different geometries is studied by means of two numerical models. The length of the bottleneck after the exit and the distance of the exit to the lateral wall of a squared room are investigated. Both models show that an increase in the bottleneck length increases the evacuation time by more than 20 %, for any exit position. Hence, a bottleneck length tending to zero is the best choice. On the contrary, the results of moving the exit closer to the lateral wall are different in both models and, thus, its convenience cannot be stated. To unveil whether this layout modification is favorable, experimental data are required. Moreover, the discrepancy between models indicates that they should be validated considering several scenarios.
Received: 25 August 2016, Accepted: 3 January 2017; Edited by: G. C. Barker; Reviewed by: A. Seyfried, Institute for Advanced Simulation Julich Supercomputing Centre, Germany; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4279/PIP.090001
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| spelling | doaj.art-e43a5e98a70746eb83265d2d813cb7ed2022-12-22T03:21:27ZengPapers in PhysicsPapers in Physics1852-42491852-42492017-01-019009000110.4279/PIP.090001Influence of bottleneck lengths and position on simulated pedestrian egressDaniel R. ParisiGermán A. PattersonIn this paper, the problem of pedestrian egress under different geometries is studied by means of two numerical models. The length of the bottleneck after the exit and the distance of the exit to the lateral wall of a squared room are investigated. Both models show that an increase in the bottleneck length increases the evacuation time by more than 20 %, for any exit position. Hence, a bottleneck length tending to zero is the best choice. On the contrary, the results of moving the exit closer to the lateral wall are different in both models and, thus, its convenience cannot be stated. To unveil whether this layout modification is favorable, experimental data are required. Moreover, the discrepancy between models indicates that they should be validated considering several scenarios. Received: 25 August 2016, Accepted: 3 January 2017; Edited by: G. C. Barker; Reviewed by: A. Seyfried, Institute for Advanced Simulation Julich Supercomputing Centre, Germany; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4279/PIP.090001 Cite as: D R Parisi, G A Patterson, Papers in Physics 9, 090001 (2017)http://www.papersinphysics.org/papersinphysics/article/view/347/pdf347 |
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| title | Influence of bottleneck lengths and position on simulated pedestrian egress |
| title_full | Influence of bottleneck lengths and position on simulated pedestrian egress |
| title_fullStr | Influence of bottleneck lengths and position on simulated pedestrian egress |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of bottleneck lengths and position on simulated pedestrian egress |
| title_short | Influence of bottleneck lengths and position on simulated pedestrian egress |
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