oa BS 7346-7:2006 Introduction Background to smoke control in car parks Ventation of covered car ark is usualy recommended in rer to Timit concentrations of carbon monoxide (60) and otervecle terssons in the day ody eof carparks ad to remove soe and eat nthe event of fie The sme equpment son wed saisty ‘oth requirements. This standard, recognising the dal use of stems, lko provides guidance on usage for vehicle emission vention. ‘There no requirement in the Building Rogulations 2000 (1, Bulting (Scotland) Relations [2], Busting Ragulations (Gorhorn land) [8] fr speaker estes to be proviedin eae ars, although ther are requlrerneats in some local acts The Fecomsnendation in th statdard are provided for stoke an heat contol pte installed in carparks wih or without spriaer protection. Themain benefit of sprinkers ito contro the ar ffi to ‘ede wath bythe irand rescue sevice. This reflected inthe design fire sizes recommended fo ear pars wih and without spies. Modern car re general large than their predecessors and contin a larger quan of fanable materials parteaar pastes. Tis has edt a reviow ofthe heat output from burning ears andthe ik of fire spread beenean cus. As a esl the desig fires recommend in his ‘Standard are larger ad have a greter ht output than thost in some reous guidance (Car park vetation systems canbe dsigned for one or mors of three ‘purpoves in the event a Oe: 1) to ass freighters to clear smoke from aca park during and 2) toprovde cea oke-fte acces for reghers oa point lose 8) to protect means of escepe fom the car park ‘The sstem requirement wilder depending upon the purpose. Not ‘al ype of vention systems are sutable or ll purposes. Recommendations and cates ate provide forte design of systems forall three purposes. 18) Toases fisightrs to clear smoke from a car park turing dan after a fr ‘Smoke clearance systams are intended to assist fire ihr by providing ventltion allow speedier clearence of thsroke once the re has bee extinguished. The venation might a> lp reduce smoke density and temperature uring the cours of fe. ‘These systems are not specifica intended to maintain any area of scar perk car of smoke, to lini smoke deny oF engrave to ‘waht any mis oF to asst moans of escape Wis ponibe that some se elearance syste coud stl ‘worsen condions for means of escape et in operator too ety ‘by encouraging smoke culation and descent of te stk ayer. "For this reason it might be preferable to ete ely operation ater tomatic setustion orto provide oly manual actuation Rom are service override site, esi + 1