AS PER ASHRAE PRINCIPLE OF SMOKE MANAGEMENT BOOK

P205

Steady smoke exhaust Fire in the Atrium

Input Q fire 2110.00 Fire design rate (kw)

Conv Fraction 0.70 Convective fraction
QC 1477.00 Convective Heat release (KW)
Input Z 18.00 Height from FFL to smoke layer interface (M)
Input T0 35.00 Ambiant temperature = Summer Outdoor temp
z1 3.08 Mean flame height (M)

m 102.62 mass flow (kg/s) - axisymmetric plume

TS 49.39 Smoke temperature (C) k=1 for smoke exhaust ca

input 1.20 Density of air (KG/M3)
ro(s) 1.09 Smoke density (KG/M3)

V 93.78 Volumetric flow of exhaust gases (M3/S) = TOTAL FAN EXH

Input Db 1.00 depth of smoke layer under vent (m)

T0 308.00 Ambiant temperature (K)
TS 322.39 Smoke temperature (K)

A 48.31 opening area (M2)

Makeup air

Max velocity

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 Pair density/Temperatre
Density of air (lb/ft3) T(degF) T(degR)
0.075 70 530
0.071 100 560
0.0635 165 625
0.0441 500 960

fire rate design 2000 or 5000 btu/s

k=1 for smoke exhaust calc - k=0.5 for plugholing
degR=DegF+460

(M3/S) = TOTAL FAN EXHAUST AIRFLOW exhaust happens at the summer outdoor design temperature,
 standard conditions

( temperature at which sprinklers release)

n temperature,
 AS PER BOCA 1999 NATIONAL BUILDING CODE (922.2)

V= 17.6 x QC^1/3 x Z^5/3 + 3.36 x QC

INPUTS Q 2000 BTU/S FIRE RATE DESIGN

Qc 1400 HEAT OF FIRE DESIGN
Z 59 HEIGHT IN FT FROM ATRIUM TO SMOKE LAYER INTERFACE

RESULT V 180756.4 VOLUMETRIC RATE OF SMOKE PRODUCTION CFM

Verified by R.H (June 2012)

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P205
ATRIUM SMOKE EXHAUST WITH AN AXISYMMETRIC PLUME
Steady smoke exhaust

Input Q fire 2000.00 Fire design rate (BTU/sec)

Conv Fraction 0.70 Convective fraction
QC 1400.00 Convective Heat release (BTU/sec)
Input Z 35.50 Height from FFL to smoke layer interface (ft)
Input T0 92.00 Ambiant temperature (F)
z1 9.66 Mean flame height (ft)

m 100.25 0 mass flow (lb/s) - axisymmetric plume

TS 150.19 Smoke temperature (F)

input 0.075 Density of air (lb/ft3)
ro(s) 0.065 Smoke density (lb/ft3)

V 92336 Volumetric flow of exhaust gases (CFM)

Input Db 1.00 depth of smoke layer under vent (FT)

T0 552.00 Ambiant temperature (R)
TS 610.19 Smoke temperature (R)

Opening Area 7.70 opening (ft2)

nfpa 92b m(max) 0.38

Vmax 192.48 cfm

makeup air
basis max velocity 200.00 fpm makeup air shall not exce

Net area o Area inlet 438.60 ft2 makeup air supply 85% to

Minimum Smoke layer

input Highest accessible FFL 31.20 ft the minimum smoke laye
Min smoke layer above
highest FFL 6.00 ft The local codes in effect
atrium full height 46.75 ft
Smoke layer depth 9.55 ft

Plugholing Evaluation

Smoke layer d 9.55 ft

TS 121.09 Smoke temperature (F)
T0 92.00 Ambiant temperature (F)
T0 552.00 Ambiant temperature (R)
TS 581.09 Smoke temperature (R)
input Exhaust location factor 0.50
The maximum flow that can be used without plugholing is
 Vmax 14623.22 cfm

Min.nb of exhaust 7.00 nb

Each exhaust flow 13190.89 cfm

Edge to ed Smin 7.47 ft

 100%confirmed - SIMILAR TO atriumcalc sheets Plug-IP and Atrium-Fire-IP

Pair density/Temperatre
Density of air (l T(degF) T(degR)
0.075 70 530 standard conditions
e layer interface (ft) 0.071 100 560
Use summer outdoor 0.0635 165 625 ( temperature at which spr
0.0441 500 960

metric plume
fire rate design 2000 or 5000 btu/s
k=1 for smoke exhaust calc
degR=DegF+460

st gases (CFM)

der vent (FT)

makeup air shall not exceed 200fpm unless eng analysis is done

makeup air supply 85% to 95% of smoke exhaust mass flowrate

the minimum smoke layer depth must be 20% of the floor-to-ceiling height of the atrium

The local codes in effect at this building require that the smoke layer be 6 ft (1.83 m) above the highest walking surface

k=0.5 for plugholing calc

Indoor temp
 standard conditions

( temperature at which sprinklers release)

alking surface
V= 17.6 x QC^1/3 x Z^1/3 + 3.36 x QC
Q 2000 BTU/S
Qc 1400
Z 65

V 211596.3

Z=0,67 x H - 0.28 x H x LN( T x Q^1/3 x H^2/3 / A) STEADY FILLING EQU SOLVE FOR Z

H 71
T 1200
Q 2000
A 60000

Z 18.47765

convert
21.2 m
69.536 ft

21 C
69.8 F
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FLOOR TO CEILING HEIGHT 19.8 m

Cross sectional area 1860 m2

Steady fire size 2100 kw

H LIMIT 3.96 m

A/H^2 4.744414
z/H 0.2

Time for smoke layer to descend to H limit is

t 511.8234 sec
t 8.53039 min
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