- Author
- Cooper, L. Y.
- Title
- Design of Effective Water Spray Cooling in Stairwell-Sprinkler Systems.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- Society for Fire Protection Engineers and the National Bureau of Standards. Engineering Applications of Fire Technology Workshop Proceedings. April 16-18, 1980., Society for Fire Protection Engineers, Boston, MA, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD, Nelson, H. E., Editors, 89-103 p., 1983
- Keywords
- sprinkler systems | fire protection | water sprays | stairwells | occupants
- Abstract
- A fundamental method of providing fire protection in commercial and industrial buildings is to subdivide the building into areas and floors by means of firerated construction. This is intended to confine a fire and thereby limit propety damage and reduce the exposure of occupants to heat and toxic gases.