Fire-Induced Smoke Movement and Control

• Other Authors: Fan, Chuangang (Editor), Qi, Dahai (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Philosophy; door; smoke; pressure difference; leakage test; building security; optimized unpowered ventilator; axial fan blade; wind speed; ventilation performance; energy consumption; smoke exhaust performance; tunnel fire; smoke control; maximum temperature; temperature decay; exhaust efficiency; undersea tunnel fire; evacuation spacing; longitudinal ventilation velocity; numerical simulation; ASET; RSET; curved tunnel fire; naturally ventilated tunnel; longitudinal temperature attenuation; atrium fire; smoke extraction efficiency; fire shutter descending height; extra-long submarine tunnel; cross passage; ventilation network; double-deck bridge; tanker fire; FDS numerical simulation; maximum excess temperature; temperature distribution; heat exhaust coefficient; tunnel width; transverse fire location; lateral smoke exhaust; engine room; fire; forced air supply; smoke layer height; underground interconnected tunnel; maximum temperature rise; blockage ratio; safety engineering; large indoor pedestrian street fire; smoke spread; smoke exhaust; n/a
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Fire-induced smoke influences the safe evacuation of occupants and firefighters' ability to extinguish a fire. About 80% of deaths in fires were caused by toxic smoke, according to statistics. Hence, how to control smoke is of great importance in order to reduce fire hazards. In this Special Is...