Stairshaft pressurization systems were investigated under various schedules of stair door operation and nonfire/fire and summer/winter conditions in a 10-story experimental fire tower. The four stairshaft pressurization systems that were tested had overpressure relief features of exit door relief, barometric damper relief, feedback control with fan bypass, and feedback control with variable-speed fan. Tests have indicated that, under the conditions tested with any one of the stair pressurization systems on, smoke contamination of the stairshaft can be expected when the stair door on the fire floor is open and the fire floor is not vented to the outdoors. Smoke contamination of the stairshaft was prevented when the fire floor was vented by m...
Presented at the ASHRAE Winter Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, January 23-26, 1994Peer reviewed: YesN...
Tests have been conducted on four tall buildings to determine the rate of air extraction required to...
Venting the fire region of a building to the exterior significantly reduces smoke problems caused by...
Literature on the various types of pressurization systems, stair use during evacuation, and code req...
Tests were conducted in the experimental fire tower at the National Research Council of Canada to st...
In designing a mechanical smoke control system to protect escape routes, it is necessary to have inf...
Research paper published in the journal Fire Technology, special issue on Smoke Control in Buildings...
Pressurization by injecting outdoor air into a stairshaft is one means of maintaining tenable condit...
Little information exists on the pressure drop characteristics of stairshafts in tall buildings. Ful...
Measurements made on two buildings reveal that leaky wall construction of a smoke shaft can seriousl...
Pressurized stair cases are an important part of the fire safety strategy of high rise buildings. Lo...
Tests to determine air velocities to prevent smoke backflow were conducted in the ten-story experime...
Pressure and tracer gas measurements for a 15-story hotel in winter (when the building was under the...
A 50,000-cfm (23.5-m[3]/s) fan mounted on a trailer was used to determine the air leakage characteri...
This paper assesses the performance of stair pressurization systems and makes recommendations for th...
Presented at the ASHRAE Winter Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, January 23-26, 1994Peer reviewed: YesN...
Tests have been conducted on four tall buildings to determine the rate of air extraction required to...
Venting the fire region of a building to the exterior significantly reduces smoke problems caused by...
Literature on the various types of pressurization systems, stair use during evacuation, and code req...
Tests were conducted in the experimental fire tower at the National Research Council of Canada to st...
In designing a mechanical smoke control system to protect escape routes, it is necessary to have inf...
Research paper published in the journal Fire Technology, special issue on Smoke Control in Buildings...
Pressurization by injecting outdoor air into a stairshaft is one means of maintaining tenable condit...
Little information exists on the pressure drop characteristics of stairshafts in tall buildings. Ful...
Measurements made on two buildings reveal that leaky wall construction of a smoke shaft can seriousl...
Pressurized stair cases are an important part of the fire safety strategy of high rise buildings. Lo...
Tests to determine air velocities to prevent smoke backflow were conducted in the ten-story experime...
Pressure and tracer gas measurements for a 15-story hotel in winter (when the building was under the...
A 50,000-cfm (23.5-m[3]/s) fan mounted on a trailer was used to determine the air leakage characteri...
This paper assesses the performance of stair pressurization systems and makes recommendations for th...
Presented at the ASHRAE Winter Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, January 23-26, 1994Peer reviewed: YesN...
Tests have been conducted on four tall buildings to determine the rate of air extraction required to...
Venting the fire region of a building to the exterior significantly reduces smoke problems caused by...