Conference Agenda

Welcome and Opening

Peter Sturm¹, Helmut Eichlseder², Andrea Höglinger³

1: Graz University of Technology - Conference Director; 2: Graz University of Technology - Head of Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems (ITnA); 3: Graz University of Technology - Vice Rector for Research

The 33 KM Long Koralm Tunnel – Final Challenges in the Implementation of a Major Project

Klaus Schneider, Helmut Steiner

ÖBB Infrastruktur AG, AT

Current Status of the Semmering Base Tunnel

Gerhard Gobiet, Thomas Thaller

ÖBB Infrastruktur AG, AT

Tunnel Renovation Program AUSTRIA - Next Level

Andreas Fromm

ASFINAG, AT

Sustainable Energy Consumption

Benjamin Riedl, Johannes Bösl, Ersin Gündogdu

ILF Consulting Engineers Austria GmbH, AT

Energylabel & Ecodesign for Austrian Roadtunnel

Mario Patigler

ASFINAG, AT

Sustainable Tunnel Operation Generation of Electricity Through Thermal and Pressure-Driven Airflows

Peter Sturm¹, Dietmar Harbauer², Roland Seebacher³, Daniel Fruhwirt¹, Klaus Krischan³

1: Graz University of Technology, Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems (ITnA), AT; 2: ASFINAG, AT; 3: Graz University of Technology, Institute of Electric Devices and Machines, AT

Validation of Simplified Variable-Speed Control for Road Tunnel Jet Fans

Kaito Onoda¹, Ryoichi Ishizawa¹, Keigo Hatamoto², Hibiki Sako³, Toshiaki Sakaguchi³, Alan Vardy⁴

1: Hanshin Expressway Company Ltd., JP; 2: Hanshin Expressway Research Institute for Advanced Technology, JP; 3: Sohatsu Systems Laboratory Inc., JP; 4: University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, GB

Influence of Acoustic Tunnel Monitoring AKUT on Tunnel Safety

Katharina Hoyer¹, Mark Dobrounig², Franz Graf³, Harald Kammerer¹, Regina Schmidt¹, Thomas Kalina²

1: ILF Consulting Engineers Austria GmbH, AT; 2: ASFINAG, AT; 3: Joanneum Research, AT

Evacuation Safety and Human Emotional Responses in Smoke-Filled Tunnels for Machine Learning Insights

Wenhao Li, Miho Seike, Akimasa Fujiwara, Makoto Chikaraishi

Hiroshima University, JP

A 3D Parametric Study To Assess the Impact of a Fixed Fire Fighting System on the Evacuation Conditions in Paris La Défense Road Tunnels

Nicolas Bourlet, Adrien Host, Florent Guiral, Frederic Waymel

EGIS, FR

Fire Risks of Battery-Powered Trucks in Tunneling

Patrik Fößleitner¹, Bastiaan Lottman², Oliver Heger², Bernhard Kohl², Peter Sturm¹, Arild Søvik³, Torstein Ingvaldsen²

1: Graz University of Technology, Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems, Austria; 2: ILF Consulting Engineers Austria GmbH, AT; 3: Sovik Consulting

Evaluation of Trackway Ventilation System for the New Metro Line in Singapore

Jessleen Chua, Gerald Louis, Linfan Cai, Ernest Poon, Hadi Wijaya, Melvyn Thong

Land Transport Authority, SG

Condensation in Below Ground Metro Stations

Paul Jolley, Mark Gilbey, Robert Jones

WSP UK Ltd, GB

Metro Ventilation System in Seismic Areas

Romano Borchiellini¹, Davide Papurello², Carlo Barbetta³

1: Energy Center, Via Borsellino 38/18, Politecnico di Torino, IT; 2: Dept. of Energy Galileo Ferraris, Politecnico di Torino, IT; 3: Systemair GmbH, Germany/Systemair Srl, IT

Experiences From Five Years of PM Monitoring in Railway Tunnels of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)

Daniel Fruhwirt¹, Michael Bacher¹, Helmut Steiner²

1: Graz University of Technology, Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems (ITnA), AT; 2: ÖBB Infrastruktur AG, AT

Rehabilitation of Boston Harbour Tunnel – The “Quarter Duct” Solution

Conrad Stacey^1,2, Michael Beyer¹

1: Stacey Agnew, AU; 2: Delve Stacey Agnew, US

Commisioning of Tunnels

Tor Tybring Aralt

Multiconsult Norge AS, NO

Enhancing Tunnel Fan Reliability Through Advanced Factory Acceptance Test (AFAT) to Prevent Failures

Justo Suarez¹, Jye Teoh², Albert Bach-Esteve³

1: S&P-KRUGER Underground Ventilation Division, ES; 2: KRUGER ASIA Ventilation Group, TH; 3: SOLER & PALAU Ventilation Group, ES

Advances in the Digital Documentation of Railway Tunnel Inspection

Matthias J. Rebhan¹, Stefan S. Grubinger², Andreas Schüppel², Simona Deutinger³, Gernot Schwarzenberger³

1: Graz University of Technology, AT; 2: recordIT GmbH, AT; 3: ÖBB Infrastruktur AG, AT

Safety Challenges in an Underground Hyperloop System: A Preliminary Investigation

Matteo Pachera¹, Maarten Vanneste², Thijs Verrecas², Bartek Kulig³

1: Sweco, BE; 2: Denys, BE; 3: Hard-T, NL

Widespread of Electric Vehicles and the Provision of Knowledge About Fire Accidents for Expressway Maintenance Workers in Japan

Masahiro YOKOTA¹, Ken-ichiro YAMAZAKI¹, Tetsuya YAMAZAKI², Chihiro SUGAWARA², Toshio SUZUKI²

1: Central Nippon Highway Engineering Tokyo Company Limited, JP; 2: Nippon Expressway Research Institute Company Limited, JP

Preliminary Tests of Mechanical Abuse - Nail Tests of LIBs

Davide Papurello^1,3, Beatrice Braghiroli¹, Silvia Bodoardo^2,3, Julia Amici^2,3, Romano Borchiellini^1,3

1: Deparment of Energy (DENERG), Politecnico di Torino, IT; 2: Deparment of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, IT; 3: Energy Center, Politecnico di Torino, IT

Particle Concentration Levels in a Subway Station - The Effects of Various Locations and Diameters of Relief Shafts in Tunnels

Omid Abouali, Erik Östblom, Per Sahlin

EQUA Simulation AB, SE

Emission Management in Railway Tunnels With a 1D-3D Simulation Approach

Evangelos Antoniou¹, Arnaud Colleoni², Tom Linden³, Francesco Cuzzola¹

1: Dassault Systèmes Deutschland GmbH, DE; 2: Dassault Systèmes SE, FR; 3: Dassault Systèmes AB, SE

Application of ARTU Software and Multizone Fire Modelling for Risk Analysis: A Road Tunnel Case Study

Rugiada Scozzari, Michele Fronterrè

Cantene, IT

AI in Roadtunnel – Supporting the Man-In-The-Loop in Roadtunnel (SMaRT)

Philipp Böhnke¹, Tom Schumann², Dirk Kemper², Alvaro García-Hernandez²

1: ave Verkehrs- und Informationstechnik GmbH, DE; 2: RWTH Aachen University, Lehrstuhl und Institut für Straßenwesen (ISAC), DE

Application of AI to the 1D Ventilation Analysis of a 43KM Complex Road Tunnel Network: Madrid Calle30

Juan Manuel Sanz Sacristán¹, Fabián de Kluijver², Alberto López de Arriba², Javier Berges³, Mar Martínez Yebra³, Guillem Peris¹

1: Sener, ES; 2: JVVA, ES; 3: Madrid Calle 30, ES

Estimating the Seasonal Performance of a Surface Refrigeration Cooling Plant for an Underground Mine

Jolyon Thompson¹, Mark Gilbey¹, Hugo Dello Sbarba²

1: WSP UK Ltd, GB; 2: Dello Ventilation, CA

Design of a Ventilation System in a Tunnel Bored With a TBM machine in the Case of Methane Emission From a Rock Mass

Marek Borowski, Klaudia Zwolińska-Glądys, Andrzej Szmuk, Kamil Piech, Zbigniew Kuczera

AGH University of Krakow, PL

Risk Analysis of Road Tunnels: A Quantitative Risk Analysis Model for Assessing the Effects of Fire

Razieh Khaksari Haddad¹, Zambri Harun²

1: LONDON BRIDGE ASSOCIATES LTD., GB; 2: National University of Malaysia, MY

Some Questions Related to CFD Modeling of Pressurized Tank Burst in Road Tunnels

Guillaume Lecocq¹, Heudier Laure¹, Truchot Benjamin¹, Mos Antoine², Willmann Christophe²

1: INERIS, FR; 2: CETU, FR

Integration of New Energy Carriers in French Specific Hazard Investigations: Overview of Principal Issues

Christophe Willmann, Pauline Charles

CETU, French tunnel study centre, FR

Innovative Approach To Improve the Safety of Tunnels and Tunnel Control Centres

Harald Kammerer¹, Anne Lehan², Bernhard Klampfer¹

1: ILF Consulting Engineers Austria GmbH, AT; 2: Federal Highway Research Institute, DE

CFD-assisted Flow Rate Measurements in Ventilation Ducts of long Road Tunnels

Paolo Levoni¹, Diego Angeli², Elisabetta Salerno², Giovanni Sebastiano Barozzi³, Paolo Verraz⁴, Cedric Petitcolin⁴

1: Mimesis s.r.l., Modena, IT; 2: DISMI - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, IT; 3: DIEF - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, IT; 4: TMB-GEIE, Courmayeur (AO), Italy and Chamonix, FR

Jet Fan Installation Factor Correlations for Conventional Jet Fans and MoJets

Fathi Tarada¹, Pier Bertacche¹, Luca Stantero²

1: Mosen Ltd, GB; 2: Risk Design Engineering SRL, IT

CFD Investigation of the Improvement of Smoke Control in a Tunnel Equipped With a Longitudinal and a Transverse Ventilation System

Gabriel Remion¹, Antoine Mos¹, Pietro Salizzoni², Massimo Marro², Stefano Lanzini²

1: Centre d'étude des tunnels, FR; 2: Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique, Université de Lyon, FR

An Analysis of the 3D Critical Region Length in Longitudinally Ventilated Tunnels During Fire Events

Pablo Ayala, Luis Amo, Alexis Cantizano

Institute for Research in Technology, ICAI, Comillas Pontifical University, ES

On the Optimum Interaction Between Ventilation and Emergency Exits

Marco Bettelini

Amberg Engineering AG, CH

Advanced Characterisation of a Fan Submitted to Piston Effect

Elisa Beraud¹, Benoît Houseaux¹, Sydney Tekam²

1: Eiffage, Ventilation des Espaces Souterrains, FR; 2: Tech'Am Ingenierie, FR

Optimizing Safety in Short High-Slope Road Tunnels: Smoke Propagation and Ventilation System Response

Robert Keser², Miodrag Drakulić¹, Krešimir Ivanek¹, Željko Špiljar³

1: CTP PROJEKT d.o.o., HR; 2: IN SILICO d.o.o, HR; 3: INVENTO VENTILACIJA d.o.o., HR

How Information Security Can Be Ensured in Tunnel Systems

Gerhard Hudecek

ASFINAG Mautservice GmbH, AT

One-Dimensional Critical Velocity Formulation – An Assessment of the Deficiency of the Current Models and the Introduction of a New Concept

J. Greg Sanchez

TYLin, US

Confinement Velocity for Smoke in Tunnels – How to Poke a Stick at it

Michael Beyer¹, Conrad Stacey^1,2

1: Stacey Agnew, AU; 2: Delve Stacey Agnew, US

Design, Refurbishment and Operation of the Ventilation in the Road Tunnel Complex in Prague

Ludvík Šajtar, Jan Pořízek, Jiří Zápařka

Satra spol. s r. o., CZ

Hydrogen Powered Vehicles in a Tunnel Incident – Risks and Consequences

Martin Aggarwal¹, Daniel Fruhwirt², Patrik Fößleitner³, Oliver Heger⁴, Patrick Pertl¹, Regina Schmidt⁴, Alexander Trattner¹

1: HyCentA Research Ltd., AT; 2: Graz University of Technology, Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems (ITnA), AT; 3: FVT Ltd., AUT; 4: ILF Consulting Engineers, AUT

LeanTech in Road Tunnels

Simon Frey¹, Rune Brandt¹, Jean-Paul Schnetz²

1: HBI Haerter AG, CH; 2: JPS-Conseils, CH

Looking to the Future From PIARC's Perspective

Ingo Kaundinya

Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt), DE

Closing Remarks

Michael Bacher, Peter Sturm

Graz University of Technology - Conference Directors