Smoke Control for Elevators.
Smoke Control for Elevators.
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Klote, J. H.
NBSIR 83-2715; NIST SP 983; 60 p. June 1983.
Collected Publications Related to the Use of Elevators
During Fires. NIST SP 983. May 2002, Bukowski, R. W.;
Burgess, S. R.; Reneke, P. A., Editor(s)(s), 2002.
ASHRAE Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4, 23-33, April 1984.
Sponsor:
Veterans Administration, Washington, DC
Available from:
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Website:
http://wtc.nist.gov/pubs/elevators
Order number: PB84-118397
Keywords:
building fires; egress; elevators (lifts); evacuation;
handicapped; pressurization; smoke control; stairwells;
elevator shafts
Abstract:
This paper is a second report on an ongoing project at
NBS to investigate the use of elevators as a means of
fire escape for the handicapped. The use of stairwells
for fire evacuation poses a problem for people who canot
use stairs because of physical disabilities. This paper
discusses some of the major problems associated with the
use of elevators as a means of fire exit and proposes a
conceptual solution to those problems. A report is made
on field tests of six buildings with elevator protection
systmes. A simple relationship is developed for the
pressure differences across the elevator shaft and
across the elevator lobby for one type of elevator
pressurization system. Vertical pressure profiles of
such systems are also discussed.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899