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Author
Klote, J. H.
Title
Computer Model of Smoke Movement by Air Conditioning Systems (SMACS).
File
  1. get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=917008
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Journal
Fire Technology, Vol. 24, No. 4, 299-311, November 1988
Sponsor
General Services Admin., Washington, DC
Report
NBSIR 87-3657, November 1987, 24 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
air conditioning | air movement | computer models | ducts | fans | predictive models | smoke movement | ventilation
Identifiers
smoke movement and control
Abstract
A computer model for simulation of smoke movement through air conditioning systems is described. A brief overview of air conditioning systems is presented. The methods of calculation of mass flow, smoke transport, fan flow and duct and fitting resistances are presented along with a general description of the program logic. Eventually a computer software will be available, but it is still in the developmental stage as this report goes to press. (Parts of this have been incorporated into CFAST; contact Dr. W. W. Jones for more information.)