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Author
Miles, S. | Marshall, N.
Title
Scale-Model Experiments of Smoke Management Options for Residential Multi-Storey Buildings.
Coporate
BRE Fire and Security, UK
Report
Volume 1,
Book or Conf
Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. Volume 1. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 553-564 p., 2007
Keywords
residential buildings | multi-storey buildings | scale models | experiments | smoke management | escape means | compartments | containment | smoke movement | experiments | corridors | stairwells | smoke exhaust | ventilation
Identifiers
Froude number scaling experiments; extrapolating results from model to full scale; investigation of natural ventilation from the lobby or corridor; dimensional analysis; first floor fire compartment opening onto a corridor and in turn a six-storey stairwell; first floor fire compartment opening onto a lobby and in turn a stairwell; simple external wall vent(s); smoke exhaust into smoke shaft(s); mechanically driven smoke exhaust; summary results for selected corridor ventilation schemes; stairwell pressurisation and smoke extraction from the corridor ceiling