Smoke Control Session I:  Fundamentals and Pressurization Systems

This seminar is intended for fire protection engineers and mechanical engineers who design smoke control systems. This seminar is for both beginning engineers and experienced engineers who need to be up to date with the advances in this technology. The seminar will also be of benefit to design project managers, manufacturers of equipment for air moving systems and code officials who need an understanding of this technology.

This one-day session addresses the fundamentals of smoke control, including the underlying principles of smoke management, a discussion of air moving equipment and systems, stairwell pressurization, elevator smoke control, zoned smoke control, automatic controls, and commissioning. Methods of design analysis of pressurization smoke control systems are addressed including network computer modeling using CONTAMW. Zone fire models are addressed. A case study of pressurization smoke control is included.