Smoke Movement Through a Suspended Ceiling System.
Smoke Movement Through a Suspended Ceiling System.
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Klote, J. H.
NBSIR 81-2444; 77 p. February 1982.
Sponsor:
Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
Order number: PB82-195520
Keywords:
hazard analysis; hospitals; mattresses; smoke control;
smoke movement; ventilation systems; interstitial spaces
Abstract:
A series of full-scale tests were conducted to evaluate
smoke movement through a suspended ceiling and into an
interstitial space of a hospital type facility. A test
facility specifically constructed for this project is
described. The test series consisted of one smoke
candle test and 12 fire tests including both smoldering
and flaming fires. Smoke movement through the suspended
ce iling systems was evaluated in terms of the total
smoke movement thgrough the test facility. The effects
of ventialation and smoke exhaust on smoke concentration
in the test facility were investigated.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899