- Author
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Rimen, J.
- Title
- Use of Positive Pressure Ventilation in Firefighting Operations.
- Coporate
- Home Office Fire Experimental Unit, Moreton-in-Marsh, UK
- Journal
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Fire Engineers Journal,
Vol. 60,
No. 206,
7-13,
May 2000
- Report
-
Research Report Number 81,
2000,
14 p.
- Keywords
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ventilation
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fire fighting
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building fires
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wind velocity
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wind effects
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temperature
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stairwells
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compartments
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casualties
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training
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air flow
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vents
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fans
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fire spread
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smoke
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corridors
- Identifiers
- Positive Pressure Ventilation (PVV); cellars; United States of America (USA); Europe; Joint Committee on Fire Brigade Operations (JCFBO); Fire Experimental Unit (FEU); basement fires: temperature reduction at 1m on stairs; Beaufort Scale; domestic fires: temperature reduction at 1.22m from floor; effect of wind on time to clear obscuration; determining fan positioning/location: 'sealing' a door