NFPA 92B: Standard for Smoke Management Systems in Malls, Atria, and Large Areas, 2005 Edition

Make sure smoke management systems are effective in today's state-of-the-art structures.

Follow NFPA 92B's technical requirements relevant to the design, installation, testing, operation, and maintenance of new and retrofitted smoke management systems in buildings with large-volume spaces, such as atria and covered malls.

Now a fully adoptable Standard, NFPA 92B: Standard for Smoke Management Systems in Malls, Atria, and Large Areas brings you the latest requirements.

Major changes from the previous edition include all-new artwork to illustrate concepts, plus:

• Revised requirements concerning the minimum number of exhaust inlets
• Revised system testing requirements
• New information on the use of CFD and zone models for the design and evaluation of smoke management systems
• Added data on conditions under which the mass flow rate from communicating spaces needs to be considered in calculating smoke exhaust
• Revised concept of smoke barriers
• Updated limitations on certain calculation methodologies
• Updated equations reflecting the state of the art in the industry

The Standard is presented in NFPA®'s user-friendly style and is consistent with other National Fire Codes® documents. (Softbound, 57 pp., 2005)