BFRL ICON Elevator Piston Effect and the Smoke Problem.

pdf icon Elevator Piston Effect and the Smoke Problem. (195 K)
Klote, J. H.; Tamura, G.

NIST SP 983; IRC Paper 1485; NRCC 28445; May 2002.

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.

Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 11, No. 2, 227-233, December 1986.

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Website: http://wtc.nist.gov/pubs/elevators

Keywords:

elevators (lifts); handicapped; smoke control

Abstract:

The material in this paper is part of a joint project between the United States and Canada to evaluate the feasibility of elevator evacuation of the handicapped.


Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899