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Control of smoke in building fires

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40001485
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  1. National Research Council of Canada
FormatText, Article
SubjectSmoke management; smoke; fire safety; mechanical ventilation; design criteria; stack effect; buildings
Abstract
The author proposes that planners develop mechanical ventilation systems to maintain stairs and other emergency building exits smoke-free during a fire. To this end, a number of ancillary measures would be necessary. The author studies the use of the chimney effect to control smoke in the immediate vicinity of a fire. Other factors, such as wind and the chimney effect created by the heating of the building, could prevent the desired outcome. The article describes methods of surmounting these difficulties.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
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  • Technical Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research), no. DBR-TP-268 (1 February 1968).
NoteReprinted from: Fire Technology, v. 3, no. 4, November 1967, p. 281-290. ISSN: 0015-2684
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRC 9984
NRC-IRC-370
NPARC number20375695
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