Description
Smoke, which causes the most deaths in fires, consists of airborne solid and liquid particles and gases produced when a material undergoes pyrolysis or combustion, together with air that is entrained or otherwise mixed into the mass. In building fires, smoke often flows to locations remote from the fire, threatening life and damaging property. Stairwells and elevators frequently fill with smoke, thereby blocking or inhibiting evacuation. For an extensive technical treatment of smoke control and related topics, see the Handbook of Smoke Control Engineering (Klote et al. 2012), referred to in this chapter as the Smoke Control Handbook. For those interested in the theoretical foundations of smoke control, the Smoke Control Handbook includes an appendix of derivations of equations.
Fire Management
Fire and Smoke Dampers
Smoke Exhaust Fans
Design Weather Data
Smoke Movement
Smoke Control
Pressurization System Design
Shaft Pressurization
Pressurized Stairwells
Pressurized Elevators
Zoned Smoke Control
Atrium Smoke Control
Tenability Systems
Commissioning and Testing
Extraordinary Incidents
Symbols
No. of Pages: 25
ISBN: 978-1-936504-94-7 (for SI versions of chapters)
ISSN: 1078-6082 (for SI versions of chapters)
Citation: 2015 ASHRAE Handbook: Chapter 53, Fire and Smoke Control (SI)
Product Details
- Published:
- 2015
- ISBN(s):
- 9781936504947
- Number of Pages:
- 25
- Units of Measure:
- SI
- File Size:
- 1 file , 2.7 MB
- Product Code(s):
- D-A532015SI
