Smoke Movement in Buildings.
Smoke Movement in Buildings.
(1476 K)
Klote, J. H.; Nelson, H. E.
NPFA FPH 1897; Section 7; Chapter 6;
Fire Protection Handbook, 18th Edition. National Fire
Protection Association. 1997, NFPA, Quincy, MA, Cote,
A. E.; Linville, J. L.; Appy, M. K.; Benedetti, R. P.,
Editor(s)(s), 7/93-104 pp, 1997.
Keywords:
fire protection; smoke movement
Abstract:
Smoke and fire gases, inherent in all unwanted fires,
are dangerous products of combustion that have critical
influences on life safety, property protection, and fire
suppression practices in buildings. In some fires, the
volume of smoke is so great that it may fill an entire
building and obscure visibility at the street level to
such an extent that it is difficult to identify the fire
involved building. In other incidents, the volume of
smoke generated may be considerably less, although the
danger to life is not necessarily diminished because of
the presence of other airborne products of combustion.
This chapter gives information on the techniques used to
evaluate the physical characteristics of smoke movement
through both short and tall buildings as a basis for
designing smoke control systems. It also covers the
approaches that can be used to test the effictiveness of
designed smoke control systems in the absence of actual
performance tests involving test fires.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899