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Author
Kaye, N. B. | Hunt, G. R.
Title
Smoke Filling Time for a Room Due to a Small Fire: The Effect of Ceiling Height to Floor Width Aspect Ratio.
Coporate
Imperial College, London, England
Journal
Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 42, No. 5, 329-339, July 2007
Keywords
smoke filling | room fires | ceiling height | smoke plumes | egress | smoke layers | experiments | equations | atria
Identifiers
room aspect ratio; available safe egress time; main parameters for the two typical rooms: (A) an open plan office and (B) an atrium; time taken for the smoke to reach one-third and half height in two typical rooms; overturning modes; smoke filling times; time for ceiling flow to reach side wall