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Author
Cheung, S. C. P. | Lo, S. M. | Yeoh, G. H. | Yuen, R. K. K.
Title
Influence of Gaps of Fire-Resisting Doors on the Smoke Spread in a Building Fire.
Coporate
University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia RMIT Univ., Vic. 3083, Australia City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Menai, NSW 2234, Australia
Journal
Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 41, No. 7, 539-546, October 2006
Keywords
building fires | fire doors | smoke spread | fire ratings | building codes | egress | enclosures | computational fluid dynamics | fire resistance | leakage | compartment fires | fire spread | simulation
Identifiers
door gap; fire rated door; phenomenological description of the smoke leakage through the door gap driven by pressure differences; designed fire size