- Author
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Kaye, N. B.
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Hunt, G. R.
- Title
- Smoke Filling Time for a Room Due to a Small Fire: The Effect of Ceiling Height to Floor Width Aspect Ratio.
- Coporate
- Imperial College, London, England
- Journal
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Fire Safety Journal,
Vol. 42,
No. 5,
329-339,
July 2007
- Keywords
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smoke filling
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room fires
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ceiling height
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smoke plumes
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egress
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smoke layers
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experiments
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equations
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atria
- Identifiers
- room aspect ratio; available safe egress time; main parameters for the two typical rooms: (A) an open plan office and (B) an atrium; time taken for the smoke to reach one-third and half height in two typical rooms; overturning modes; smoke filling times; time for ceiling flow to reach side wall