- Author
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Klote, J. H.
- Title
- Computer Model of Smoke Movement by Air Conditioning Systems (SMACS).
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
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Fire Technology,
Vol. 24,
No. 4,
299-311,
November 1988
- Sponsor
- General Services Admin., Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 87-3657,
November 1987,
24 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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air conditioning
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air movement
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computer models
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ducts
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fans
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predictive models
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smoke movement
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ventilation
- Identifiers
- smoke movement and control
- Abstract
- A computer model for simulation of smoke movement through air conditioning systems is described. A brief overview of air conditioning systems is presented. The methods of calculation of mass flow, smoke transport, fan flow and duct and fitting resistances are presented along with a general description of the program logic. Eventually a computer software will be available, but it is still in the developmental stage as this report goes to press. (Parts of this have been incorporated into CFAST; contact Dr. W. W. Jones for more information.)