2019/11/28 by McGuire, J. H.
#Gestion de la fumée #Smoke management #buildings #bâtiment #convection naturelle #critère de conception #design criteria #fire safety #fumée #mechanical ventilation #smoke #stack effect #sécurité incendie #ventilation mécanique
paper · doi:10.4224/40001485
The author proposes that planners develop mechanical ventilation systems to maintain stairs and other emergency building exits smoke-free during a fire. To this end, a number of ancillary measures would be necessary. The author studies the use of the chimney effect to control smoke in the immediate vicinity of a fire. Other factors, such as wind and the chimney effect created by the heating of the building, could prevent the desired outcome. The article describes methods of surmounting these difficulties.