Research on CO Concentration Distribution and Required Air Volume in Tunnel Construction Ventilation

  • Yang Fan ,
  • Fan Lei ,
  • Tao Liangliang ,
  • Zhang Zhen ,
  • Li Jinquan
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  • 1. School of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P.R. China;
    2. China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610031, P.R. China;
    3. Institute of Smart City and Intelligent Transportation, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P.R. China;
    4. Sichuan Yanjiang Yijin Expressway Co., Ltd., Yibin, Sichuan 644009, P.R. China;
    5. Sichuan Road and Bridge (Group) Corporation Bridge Engineering Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610017, P.R. China

Received date: 2025-06-17

  Online published: 2026-04-28

Abstract

At present, the actual pollutant emissions under slag removal stage have not been fully considered in the ventilation of tunnel construction, greatly increasing the required air volume for tunnel construction and causing huge energy waste. On-site testing of CO concentration and wind speed was conducted based on a certain tunnel, the changes in CO concentration over time under different processes were studied, and the effects of engineering vehicle emissions and fan air supply on the distribution of CO concentration and wind speed in the tunnel were analyzed. The results show that: The CO concentration on the palm face remained basically unchanged within 25 minutes after blasting, about 200 mg/m3; During the slag removal stage, the CO concentration on the palm surface decreases linearly and reaches the standard limit (30 mg/m3) after 90 minutes of ventilation; The actual required air volume for tunnel construction during the slag removal stage is much lower than the standard requirements. As the supply air volume increases, the CO concentration in the return air section decreases exponentially. Based on the research results, an empirical calculation formula for CO concentration in highway tunnel construction ventilation is proposed, which takes into account the coupling effects of CO emissions and supply air volume.

Cite this article

Yang Fan , Fan Lei , Tao Liangliang , Zhang Zhen , Li Jinquan . Research on CO Concentration Distribution and Required Air Volume in Tunnel Construction Ventilation[J]. Chinese Journal of Underground Space and Engineering, 2026 , 22(2) : 724 -731 . DOI: 10.20174/j.JUSE.2026.02.34

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