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Beware of Communicating Smoke Layers

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The steady-state equilibrium of communicating smoke layers in two large, adjacent spaces ventilated mechanically through a single opening at the top of one of the spaces is analyzed. It is shown that the properties of communicating smoke layers makes this type of smoke control system highly sensitive to various factors and boundary condition that can cause them to fail.

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  1. NFPA92B, Guide for Smoke Management Systems in Mall, Atria, and Large Areas, NFPA, P. O. Box 9191, Quincy, MA 02269–9101, USA.

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  1. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel

    Michael Poreh

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Poreh, M. Beware of Communicating Smoke Layers. Fire Technology 35, 170–178 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015468022726

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