Project Name:Proposed 22 Storey Building At Seef

Owner:Faisal Abdul Wahid Mohamed Ebrahim Faqih

STAIRWELL PRESSURIZATION FOR ESCAPE PURPOSES

It is required to maintain a pressure of 50 Pascal in the stairwell and to allow for an

air velocity of 0.75M/Sec through one open on the fire floor

CONSIDER
Supply Air Volume, Q = 0.827 x AE x P1/2
Where, Q = Required Air Volume (M3/Sec)
AE = Leakage Area (M2)
P = Pressure Difference (Pascal)

DOORS
1. D01- Single leaf/inward opening door, size - 2.1x1M, Leakage area, AED01 - 0.0114M2
2. D02- Single leaf/outward opening door, size - 2.1x1M, Leakage area, AED02 - 0.0215M2

MODE 1 - ALL DOORS CLOSED

No.of Type of Total leaakage Unit
Total Leakage Area, AE1 Floors Door area
Ground Floor (OutWard Opening Door) 1 AED02 0.0215 M²
Parking Floor 1 to 7 (Inward Opening Door) 7 AED01 0.0798 M²
Typical Office Floors(Inward Opening Door) 15 AED01 0.171 M²
Roof floor (Inward Opening Door) 1 AED01 0.0114 M²
0 AED02 0 M²
Total Leakage Area AE1 0.2837 M2

Leakage Air Volume, Q1 = 0.827 x AE x P

1/2

Leakage Air Volume, Q1 = 2.032 M3/Sec

Consider 50% Safety Factor = 3.048 M3/Sec

MODE 2 - FIRE DOOR OPEN

* Door Area will be = 2.1 x 1 = 2.1M2
* Air Velocity Through the Door, V1 = 0.75M/Sec
* Air Volume, Q2 = A x V1 = 1.575 M3/Sec

TOTAL AIR VOLUME, Q = Q1 + Q2 = 3.048 + 1.575

Q = 4.623 M3/Sec
 Q = 9791.094 CFM
PRESSURE RELIEF AREA, A1 = Q2/(0.827x501/2) = 0.451M2