- Author
- Morgan, H. P. | Vanhove, B. | 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
- International Journal on Engineering Performance-Based Fire Codes, Vol. 6, No. 2, 53-71, 2004
- Keywords
- tunnels | ventilation | smoke control | garages | pressure | design fires | flow resistance | heat release rate | ceiling jets | 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