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Review of the DBR/NRC studies on control of smoke from a fire in high buildings

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Subjectsmoke; toxicity; fire; high rise buildings; toxicité; feu (incendie); technique of smoke control; escape routes; smoke movement; National Research Council fire tower experiments; Smoke management
Abstract
Occupants of highrise buildings are seriously endangered by the spread of toxic smoke in the event of a fire. Both past and continuing research studies on smoke movement and control used mathematical models and field studies conducted in buildings to assess the smoke hazard under various fire conditions. Techniques of smoke control have been developed to provide safe escape routes and refuge areas. Further investigation at the DBR experimental fire tower will examine the effect of fire temperature on smoke movement and the effectiveness of smoke control techniques.
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  • ASHRAE Transactions 89, no. 1B: 341–361.
NotePresented at the 1983 ASHRAE Winter Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ, USA, June 23-26, 1983
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
IdentifierDBR-P-1164
NRC numberNRCC 23054
NRC-IRC-3923
NPARC number20375708
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