Issue 4, 2005

Air quality and ventilation fan control based on aerosol measurement in the bi-directional undersea Bømlafjord tunnel

Abstract

Aerosol, NO and CO concentration, temperature, air humidity, air flow and number of running ventilation fans were measured by continuous analysers every minute for a whole week for six different one-week periods spread over ten months in 2001 and 2002 at measuring stations in the 7860 m long tunnel. The ventilation control system was mainly based on aerosol measurements taken by optical scatter sensors. The ventilation turned out to be satisfactory according to Norwegian air quality standards for road tunnels; however, there was some uncertainty concerning the NO2 levels. The air humidity and temperature inside the tunnel were highly influenced by the outside metrological conditions. Statistical models for NO concentration were developed and tested; correlations between predicted and measured NO were 0.81 for a partial least squares regression (PLS1) model based on CO and aerosol, and 0.77 for a linear regression model based only on aerosol. Hence, the ventilation control system should not solely be based on aerosol measurements. Since NO2 is the hazardous polluter, modelling NO2 concentration rather than NO should be preferred in any further optimising of the ventilation control.

Graphical abstract: Air quality and ventilation fan control based on aerosol measurement in the bi-directional undersea Bømlafjord tunnel

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Sep 2004
Accepted
04 Feb 2005
First published
21 Feb 2005

J. Environ. Monit., 2005,7, 349-356

Air quality and ventilation fan control based on aerosol measurement in the bi-directional undersea Bømlafjord tunnel

O. Indrehus and T. T. Aralt, J. Environ. Monit., 2005, 7, 349 DOI: 10.1039/B414916E

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