Effects of Entrance Shape and Blast Pocket on Internal Overpressure Mitigation for Protective Tunnels Exposed to External Detonation on the Ground
This study presents a numerical analysis to reduce the overpressure inside protective tunnels for external detonations. A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model of a tunnel subjected to detonation for a hemispherical charge with a charge weight of 555 kg and a standoff distance of 7.6...
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| description | This study presents a numerical analysis to reduce the overpressure inside protective tunnels for external detonations. A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model of a tunnel subjected to detonation for a hemispherical charge with a charge weight of 555 kg and a standoff distance of 7.6 m was established, based on a mesh sensitivity study to obtain an optimal element size, stability analysis of overpressure, and validation study to evaluate the accuracy of the numerical results based on Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 3-340-02. A parametric analysis was performed using the validated numerical model to investigate the effects of the entrance shape and blast pockets on the reduction in the maximum overpressure. The maximum overpressures were effectively reduced as the slope angle of the tunnel entrance decreased and the length of the blast pocket divided by the tunnel width decreased. An optimized shape of the tunnel was proposed based on the numerical results, where the peak overpressures were reduced by a maximum of 64.5%. This study aims to protect facilities, personnel, and equipment and further reduce construction costs by lowering the overpressure rating of blast valves in protective tunnels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ffdd9cacc71d48f682fca7e63c0b2d282023-11-16T16:10:04ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-01-01133175910.3390/app13031759Effects of Entrance Shape and Blast Pocket on Internal Overpressure Mitigation for Protective Tunnels Exposed to External Detonation on the GroundJinwon Shin0Seungki Pang1Dong-Keon Kim2Department of Architectural Engineering, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung-si 25601, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Architecture, Kyungmin University, Uijeongbu 11618, Republic of KoreaDepartment of ICT Integrated Ocean Smart Cities Engineering, Dong-A University, Busan 49304, Republic of KoreaThis study presents a numerical analysis to reduce the overpressure inside protective tunnels for external detonations. A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model of a tunnel subjected to detonation for a hemispherical charge with a charge weight of 555 kg and a standoff distance of 7.6 m was established, based on a mesh sensitivity study to obtain an optimal element size, stability analysis of overpressure, and validation study to evaluate the accuracy of the numerical results based on Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 3-340-02. A parametric analysis was performed using the validated numerical model to investigate the effects of the entrance shape and blast pockets on the reduction in the maximum overpressure. The maximum overpressures were effectively reduced as the slope angle of the tunnel entrance decreased and the length of the blast pocket divided by the tunnel width decreased. An optimized shape of the tunnel was proposed based on the numerical results, where the peak overpressures were reduced by a maximum of 64.5%. This study aims to protect facilities, personnel, and equipment and further reduce construction costs by lowering the overpressure rating of blast valves in protective tunnels.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/3/1759protective tunnelblast overpressure mitigationentrance shapeblast pocket |
| spellingShingle | Jinwon Shin Seungki Pang Dong-Keon Kim Effects of Entrance Shape and Blast Pocket on Internal Overpressure Mitigation for Protective Tunnels Exposed to External Detonation on the Ground Applied Sciences protective tunnel blast overpressure mitigation entrance shape blast pocket |
| title | Effects of Entrance Shape and Blast Pocket on Internal Overpressure Mitigation for Protective Tunnels Exposed to External Detonation on the Ground |
| title_full | Effects of Entrance Shape and Blast Pocket on Internal Overpressure Mitigation for Protective Tunnels Exposed to External Detonation on the Ground |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Entrance Shape and Blast Pocket on Internal Overpressure Mitigation for Protective Tunnels Exposed to External Detonation on the Ground |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Entrance Shape and Blast Pocket on Internal Overpressure Mitigation for Protective Tunnels Exposed to External Detonation on the Ground |
| title_short | Effects of Entrance Shape and Blast Pocket on Internal Overpressure Mitigation for Protective Tunnels Exposed to External Detonation on the Ground |
| title_sort | effects of entrance shape and blast pocket on internal overpressure mitigation for protective tunnels exposed to external detonation on the ground |
| topic | protective tunnel blast overpressure mitigation entrance shape blast pocket |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/3/1759 |
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