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Author
Harrison, R. | Spearpoint, M.
Title
Entrainment of Air Into a Balcony Spill Plume.
Coporate
Building Research Establishment, Watford, England University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Journal
Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 16, No. 3, 211-245, August 2006
Keywords
plumes | entrainment | air | scale models | compartments | mass flow | smoke | ventilation | equations | formulations | NFPA 92B | experiments | test fires | smoke layers
Identifiers
soffit; balcony spill plume; smoke and heat exhaust ventilation systems (SHEVS); effective layer depth correction; Methods by Law; Method by Thomas; Method in NFPA 92B; Method by Poreh et al.; Methody by Thomas et al.; physical scale modeling; parameter variation for the series of test fires; plume behavior - flat ceiling at spill edge; plume behavior - 0.1 m downstand at the spill edge; plume behavior - 0.2 m downstand at the spill edge