Study on the Analysis of Differential Pressure of the Access Door for a Smoke Control Zone and the Effectiveness of the Measurement Criteria of its Opening Force

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the problem in measuring the differential pressure between the fire area and the neighboring smoke control zone as well as the opening force of a fire door and to present the actual values measured by an objective method. NFSC 501A specifies that the force necessary to open an access door when operating a smoke control system shall be less than 110 N. When the smoke control system does not operate in the space where it is installed, the door opening force can be measured by the test method in KS F 2805. However, when the smoke control system operates, additional opening force is required to overcome the force generated by the differential pressure between the fire area and smoke control room. Therefore, it can be seen that the method proposed by the standard has insufficient reliability. The analog measuring device and digital measuring device showed that the opening forces, F a and F d , of the fully closed door before the smoke control system were 27.8 N and 27.4 N, respectively. When the door remained open by 5 o , the opening forces, F a and F d , were 33 N and 33.6 N, respectively. When the smoke control system operated and the door was fully closed, the door opening forces, F a and F d , were 77.6 N and 76.0 N, respectively. Therefore, since the door opening forces are different from the criteria presented by KS F 2805, it is required to review the criteria appropriately.

Study on the Assessment of the Criteria on a Door Closer for the Optimum Design of the Access Door of a Smoke Control Zone

“…대도시의 인구 집중은 건축물의 초고층화를 유발시키고 있으며, 건 축물의 초고층화는 재해에 대해 취약점을 많이 내포하고 있다 (1,2) . 도심 건축물의 초고층화로 인해 화재로 부터의 피 해를 최소화하기 위한 방재 설비에 대한 신뢰도에 대해 많 은 관심을 가지게 되었다.…”