- Author
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Varquez de Jesus, L.
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Carey, R.
- Title
- Engineering Design and Development of Portable Smoke Curtains.
- Coporate
- David Taylor Research Center, Bethesda, MD
- Report
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DTRC/SME-88/36
February 1990
23 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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smoke
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smoke spread
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fire fighting
- Identifiers
- smoke curtains; smoke curtailment; smoke penetration
- Abstract
- Four portable smoke curtain prototypes were developed and evaluated in a combined effort between this Center and the Naval Research Laboratory. The portable smoke curtain evaluations were conduced on ALBERT E. WATTS at the United States Coast Guard Fire and Safety Detachment, Mobile Alabama. Two designs effectively controlled the spread of smoke - the two-strip design for use in archways and doors and the blanket design for use on hatches. Portable smoke curtains reduce gas flow both in and out of the fire compartment, which reduces oxygen to the fire and the spread of smoke. Additionally, they reduce the temperature on the non-fire side of the curtain, and facilitate smoke removal and fire fighting, while allowing the introduction of equipment. Engineering drawings and installation folding procedures were prepared and are included in this report.