Use of air-handling equipment to manage smoke movement during a high-rise fire.(COSMO computer program)(Report): An article from: ASHRAE Transactions
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From the author: The program is used to examine those factors that will effectively manage smoke movement and improve fire safety during a high-rise structural fire. Program results suggest that existing codes for elevator venting can have a detrimental effect on fire safety issues by inhibiting smoke from venting the building and forcing it into upper floors. The possibilities of pressurizing floors in a high-rise for the purpose of smoke management are examined. Results also show that modest-sized air handlers can be used to keep smoke from reaching habitable spaces on upper floors, thereby greatly improving fire safety in buildings equipped with a floor pressurization system. Further improvements in the management of smoke movement can be achieved by selectively pressurizing only the upper floors in a building.
Citation Details
Title: Use of air-handling equipment to manage smoke movement during a high-rise fire.(COSMO computer program)(Report)
Author: W.Z. Black
Publication:ASHRAE Transactions (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
Volume: 115 Issue: 1 Page: 165(17)
Article Type: Report
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
From the author: The program is used to examine those factors that will effectively manage smoke movement and improve fire safety during a high-rise structural fire. Program results suggest that existing codes for elevator venting can have a detrimental effect on fire safety issues by inhibiting smoke from venting the building and forcing it into upper floors. The possibilities of pressurizing floors in a high-rise for the purpose of smoke management are examined. Results also show that modest-sized air handlers can be used to keep smoke from reaching habitable spaces on upper floors, thereby greatly improving fire safety in buildings equipped with a floor pressurization system. Further improvements in the management of smoke movement can be achieved by selectively pressurizing only the upper floors in a building.
Citation Details
Title: Use of air-handling equipment to manage smoke movement during a high-rise fire.(COSMO computer program)(Report)
Author: W.Z. Black
Publication:ASHRAE Transactions (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
Volume: 115 Issue: 1 Page: 165(17)
Article Type: Report
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
