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This product is a PDF that contains links to files that consist of PowerPoint slides synchronized with the audio-recording of the speaker (recorded presentation), PDF files of the slides, and audio only (mp3) as noted.

Exposure control in laboratories and fire safety are usually separate topics. When they overlap, designers face special challenges and opportunities. The typical ventilation response to a fire alarm, to cut off supply air while maintaining exhaust, may not apply in laboratories. It can produce pressure gradients that hold doors shut and prevent egress. There is also an inherent fire risk within a laboratory’s fume hoods. Engineers can be reluctant to allow sprinklers in an exhaust system, but alternate means of fire suppression may be desirable. Detection and suppression technologies are reviewed briefly, and a system suitable to fume hood application is presented. This seminar highlights the conditions that result in a series of case studies.

1. Lab Pressurization and Fire Alarm Response
Reinhard Seidl, Member
Product Contains: Slides (pdf), Recorded Presentation, Audio (mp3)

2. Applying Fire Detection and Fire Suppression Technology in a Chemical Laboratory
Paul Fuson, Member
Product Contains: Slides (pdf), Recorded Presentation, Audio (mp3)

 

Citation: ASHRAE Seminar Recordings, 2015 Winter Conference, Chicago, IL

Product Details

Published:

2015

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1 file , 180 KB

Product Code(s):

D-CH15Sem04