Tunnel Safety and Ventilation – Sicherheit und Belüftung von Tunnelanlagen

In 2002, the Institute of Internal Combustion Engines and Thermodynamics organized an International Conference on Tunnel Safety and Ventilation. The aim of that conference was to provide a forum for information exchange among operators, users, technicians, scientists and companies involved in the design, construction and equipping of road and rail tunnels. The great success of the 2002 conference led to follow up meetings being organized biennially.Each conference has been accompanied by an exhibition, and each year, like the conference, the exhibition has grown. The success of the exhibitions has forced us to leave the confines of our University campus and move to the roomier facilities of the trade fair center.Our interests and focus have also changed and this is reflected in our topics. Our first conferences were strongly influenced by the tunnel incidents of the late 90’s and related safety issues, nowadays road tunnel operation and the conflict between tunnel design and environmental concerns are of major interest.