- Author
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Morgan, H. P.
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Vanhove, B.
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DeSmedt, J. C.
- Title
- Extending the Principles of Impulse Ventilation in Tunnels to Apply to Smoke Control in Car Parks.
- Coporate
- International Fire Consultants Ltd., UK
N.V. International Fire Safety Engineering and Technology S.A., Belgium
- Journal
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International Journal on Engineering Performance-Based Fire Codes,
Vol. 6,
No. 2,
53-71,
2004
- Keywords
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tunnels
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ventilation
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smoke control
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garages
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pressure
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design fires
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flow resistance
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heat release rate
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ceiling jets
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computational fluid dynamics
- Identifiers
- above-ground car parks; Impulse Systems installed in car parks; impulse ventilation in tunnels: qualitative principles; impulse ventilation in car parks: qualitative principles; design objectives for smoke control in a car park storey; jet fan thrust and induced velocities in tunnels; opposing the advance of a thermally-buoyant ceiling jet of smoky gases; opposing thermally-buoyant ceiling jets; balancing induced pressure differences against flow resistances; comparison with open-sided car parks; acceptance tests of installed impulse ventilation systems