Papers, Articles and Downloads

• Presentation from 2nd Int. Tunnel Safety Forum, Lyon, April 2009:
  • "Ventilation and suppression systems in road tunnels:
    Some issues regarding their appropriate use in a fire emergency"
    by Ricky Carvel, Guillermo Rein & José L. Torero
    [Download PDF of paper | 238Kb] [Download PDF of slides | 983Kb]
  
  
• Poster presentation from IAFSS symposium, Karlsruhe, September 2008:
  • "The Influence of Longitudinal Ventilation on the Growth Rate of Wooden Crib & Pallet Fires in Tunnels: Implications for Testing of Water Mist Systems"
    by Ricky Carvel
    [Download PDF of poster | 187Kb]
  
  
• Conference presentations from Int Symp on Tunnel Safety & Security, Stockholm, March 2008:
  • "Design fires for tunnel water mist suppression systems"
    by Ricky Carvel
    [Download PDF of paper | 129Kb] [Download PDF of slides | 247Kb]

  • "Approximate Trajectories of Droplets from Water Mist Suppression Systems in Tunnels"
    by Guillermo Rein, Ricky Carvel & José L. Torero
    [Download PDF of paper | 291Kb] [Download PDF of slides | 264Kb]