Smoke Control at Veterans Administration Hospitals.
Smoke Control at Veterans Administration Hospitals.
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Klote, J. H.
NBSIR 85-3297; 108 p. January 1986.
Sponsor:
Veterans Admin., Washington, DC
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
Order number: PB86-210556
Keywords:
acceptability; acceptance tests; air movement; doors;
field tests; hospitals; pressurization; smoke control
Abstract:
The Veterans Administration (VA) has sponsored a project
at the Center for Fire Research of the National Bureau
of Standards to study smoke control in VA hospitals and
evaluate design system approaches and methods of
acceptance testing. This report presents general
background information that is believed to be of
interest to those tasked with design, construction and
acceptance testing of smoke control systems. The
performance requirements of smoke control systems for VA
hospitals are discussed. The results of field tests at
five VA hospitals is presented and discussed. Based on
the information gained from the field tests and the
background information, different approaches to smoke
control at VA hospitals and methods of acceptance
testing are evaluated. General recommendations
concerning smoke control at VA hospitals are made.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899