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Author
Klote, J. H.
Title
Smoke Control By Stairwell Pressurization.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
CIB W14/82/24 (USA)
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, Gaithersburg, MD, Nelson, H. E., Editors, 137-158 p., 1983
Keywords
smoke control | stairwell | pressurization
Abstract
This paper summarizes earlier work and briefly describes a computer program developed at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) specifically for the analysis of pressurized stairwells. This paper also discusses a simple method of analysis and the factors affecting pressurized stairwell performance.