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Author
Fire Engineers Journal
Title
Fire Smoke Venting.
Journal
Fire Engineers Journal, Vol. 60, No. 205, 12-17, March 2000
Keywords
smoke vents | smoke production | fire spread | fire growth | burning rate | smoke control | atria | shopping centers
Identifiers
smoke production and extraction; production of smoke: large volume undivided buildings; some typical fire sizes (Q); effect of spreading and growing fire on smoke temperature; volume rate of flow by natural venting compared to that of smoke production; atrium: effects of height on smoke mass and temperature; extraction rates: shops and malls; minimum depth of smoke reservoirs; minimum number of outlets from a smoke reservoir; natural and powered ventialtion: advantages and disadvantages