A54 -- Fire and Smoke Management (SI)

Smoke, which causes the most deaths in fires, consists of airborne solid and liquid particles and gases produced when a material undergoes pyrolysis or combustion, together with air that is entrained or otherwise mixed into the mass. In building fires, smoke often flows to locations remote from the fire, threatening life and damaging property. Stairwells and elevators frequently fill with smoke, thereby blocking or inhibiting evacuation. For an extensive technical treatment of smoke control and related topics, see the Handbook of Smoke Control Engineering (Klote et al. 2012), referred to in this chapter as the Smoke Control Handbook. For those interested in the theoretical foundations of smoke control, the Smoke Control Handbook includes an appendix of derivations of equations. Balanced Approach to Fire Protection Fire Stopping at HVAC Penetrations Fire and Smoke Dampers Smoke Exhaust Fans Design Weather Data Smoke Movement Methods Used to Control Smoke Smoke Feedback Pressurization System Design Shaft Pressurization Pressurized Stairwells Pressurized Elevators Zoned Smoke Control Atrium Smoke Control Tenability Systems Commissioning and Testing Extraordinary Incidents Symbols