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Basis for the design of smoke shafts

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How do you determine the required size of smoke shafts, and what is a proper application of them? These are questions examined by the authors.

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  1. Tamura, G. T., “Computer Analysis of Smoke Movement in Buildings,”ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 75, Part II (1969).

  2. Tamura, G. T., “Analysis of Smoke Shafts for Control of Smoke Movement in Buildings,”ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 76, Part II (1970).

  3. ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, Chapter 4, Fluid Flow, Figure 14, (1972), p 87.

  4. ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, 1972, Chapter 19, Infiltration and Ventilation, Table 3, p. 339.

  5. Underwriters’ Laboratory, Inc., UL 555, “Standard for Fire Dampers.”

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  1. Division of Building Research, National Research Council of Canada, Canada

    G. T. Tamura & C. Y. Shaw

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  1. G. T. Tamura
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Tamura, G.T., Shaw, C.Y. Basis for the design of smoke shafts. Fire Technol 9, 209–222 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02624778

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