Smoke Control System for High-Rise Buildings in Japan

Shuji Moriyama

doi:10.20965/jdr.2011.p0551

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JDR Vol.6 No.6 pp. 551-557

(2011)

doi: 10.20965/jdr.2011.p0551

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Smoke Control System for High-Rise Buildings in Japan

Shuji Moriyama

NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD., 2-18-3 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8117, Japan

Received:

August 13, 2011

Accepted:

November 10, 2011

Published:

December 1, 2011

Keywords:

high-rise building, pressurised vestibule smoke control system, harumi triton square, simulation for prediction of smoke movement

Abstract

A smoke exhaust system must be installed basically in all high-rise buildings in Japan, in order to eliminate smoke and gas from combustible materials and ensure safe evacuation effectively. However, a new problem, i.e., the difficulty of opening and closing doors when a smoke exhaust fan is operating, has occurred since air-tightness has been improved in high-rise buildings. There are therefore many cases recently where a pressurized smoke control system is adopted. In this paper, the basic concept of this system is described and the pressurized smoke control system that is used in Harumi Triton Square, one of the largest high-rise buildings in Japan.

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S. Moriyama, “Smoke Control System for High-Rise Buildings in Japan,” J. Disaster Res., Vol.6 No.6, pp. 551-557, 2011.

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References

[1] T. Tanaka, “BRI2002 Two-Zone Model Based Code for the Prediction of Smoke Movement in Buildings,” Association for the Promotion of Building Research, 2003 (in Japanese).
[2] The Building Center of Japan, “Total Fire Safety Design System of Buildings,” 1989 (in Japanese).
[3] The Building Center of Japan, “Guideline of Building Safety Evacuation,” 1995 (in Japanese).
[4] American Society of Heating, “Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers,” Inc., Design of Smoke Management system, 1992.

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[1] [1] T. Tanaka, “BRI2002 Two-Zone Model Based Code for the Prediction of Smoke Movement in Buildings,” Association for the Promotion of Building Research, 2003 (in Japanese).

[2] [2] The Building Center of Japan, “Total Fire Safety Design System of Buildings,” 1989 (in Japanese).

[3] [3] The Building Center of Japan, “Guideline of Building Safety Evacuation,” 1995 (in Japanese).

[4] [4] American Society of Heating, “Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers,” Inc., Design of Smoke Management system, 1992.