- Author
- Black, W. Z.
- Title
- Smoke Movement in Elevator Shafts During a High-Rise Structural Fire.
- Coporate
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
- Journal
- Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 44, No. 2, 168-182, February 2009
- Keywords
- elevators (lifts) | elevator shafts | smoke movement | high rise buildings | building fires | fire safety | equations | pressure distribution | pressurization | conservation | heat transfer | verification | vents | doors | construction | wind velocity | building construction | computer simulation
- Identifiers
- neutral pressure plane; fire pressure distribution; floor pressurization; fluid mechanics; top vent area; tightness of elevator doors; construction of elevator shaft; building height; construction of building exterior; discharge coefficients for various flow conditions; comparison of CONTAM and COSMO results for a simulated fire in a 25-story high-rise building; assumed conditions for a "standard" building and a "standard" fire