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Study of Relationships between Ceiling Smoke Leakage Rate and Evacuation Time in the Ward

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  • Shuo-Hong Liu

    (Department of Architecture, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City 10607, Taiwan)

  • Ching-Yuan Lin

    (Department of Architecture, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City 10607, Taiwan)

  • Ying-Ji Chuang

    (Department of Architecture, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City 10607, Taiwan)

Abstract

With reference to the requirements of CNS 15038 and testing principles, this study proposes a set of equipment for measuring the leakage volume of ceilings and provides detailed assembly specifications for future users. In this study, a total of 405 tests were conducted as part of a set of experiments for measuring the leakage volume of ceilings, using various ceiling materials, ceiling sizes, and construction methods, in conjunction with the principles of fluid mechanics, to propose a method for evaluating the leakage volume of ceilings of various sizes and materials. Two cases—bottom-up airflow and top-down airflow—were considered. According to our research findings, in the case of bottom-up airflow, the pressure difference, panel weight, and panel size were correlated with the leakage volume; the more significant the pressure difference, the larger the leakage volume; the heavier the panel weight, the more minor the leakage volume; and the larger the panel size, the more significant the leakage volume. On the other hand, in the case of top-down airflow, different leakage volumes were observed for different ceiling materials, even if the ceiling size was identical. On the other hand, when the ceiling material was the same, and the ceiling size was different, there was not a positive relationship between the leakage volume and a larger panel size; instead, the leakage volume observed for the largest panel was the smallest. Finally, in this study we propose a volumetric leakage assessment table for assessing a ceiling as a whole, which can be utilized by engineers in the future to calculate the smoke leakage value and to estimate the smoke fall time for ward escape designs.

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  • Shuo-Hong Liu & Ching-Yuan Lin & Ying-Ji Chuang, 2021. "Study of Relationships between Ceiling Smoke Leakage Rate and Evacuation Time in the Ward," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-22, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:24:p:13280-:d:704054
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    1. Tien-Lun Chou & Chieh-Hsin Tang & Ying-Ji Chuang & Ching-Yuan Lin, 2020. "Study on Smoke Leakage Performance of Suspended Ceiling System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(18), pages 1-13, September.
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