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    This document provides calculations for pressurizing a staircase (Stair A) in a building with 15 floors. 1) Airflow leakages through walls and closed doors were calculated to be 1.934 m3/s. 2) Airflow through open doors at the fire floor and ground floor was calculated to be 7.2 m3/s. 3) The total airflow required for the fan was calculated to be 10.047 m3/s. A fan with a capacity of 10.1 m3/s was selected.

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    This document provides calculations for pressurizing a staircase (Stair A) in a building with 15 floors. 1) Airflow leakages through walls and closed doors were calculated to be 1.934 m3/s. 2) Airflow through open doors at the fire floor and ground floor was calculated to be 7.2 m3/s. 3) The total airflow required for the fan was calculated to be 10.047 m3/s. A fan with a capacity of 10.1 m3/s was selected.

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    This document provides calculations for pressurizing a staircase (Stair A) in a building with 15 floors. 1) Airflow leakages through walls and closed doors were calculated to be 1.934 m3/s. 2) Airflow through open doors at the fire floor and ground floor was calculated to be 7.2 m3/s. 3) The total airflow required for the fan was calculated to be 10.047 m3/s. A fan with a capacity of 10.1 m3/s was selected.

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    Staircase Pressurisation Calculation-Upper Tower

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    This document provides calculations for pressurizing a staircase (Stair A) in a building with 15 floors. 1) Airflow leakages through walls and closed doors were calculated to be 1.934 m3/s. 2) Airflow through open doors at the fire floor and ground floor was calculated to be 7.2 m3/s. 3) The total airflow required for the fan was calculated to be 10.047 m3/s. A fan with a capacity of 10.1 m3/s was selected.

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    Document No.

    Prepared Checked Approved Stage Date Rev

    MMJ CD 19.01.2024 0

    PROJECT: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LIVING

    STAIRCASE PRESSURIZATION CALCULATIONS-STAIR-UPPER TOWER

    Calculations are based on ASHRAE Handbook 2009 - Applications


    Chapter 52: Fires and Smoke Management
    Fan capacity calculation for STAIR 'A'
    Serving from 101 to 122 LEVEL
    Average height per floor = 3.65 m
    Number of floors = 15

    A) Calculations of airflow leakages through walls and closed doors :

    Q = 0.559 * N * Asb * [ (DPsbt)3/2 – (DPsbb)3/2]


    [ (DPsbt) – (DPsbb)]

    DPsbt = Pressure difference from stairwell to building at stairwell top, Pa


    DPsbb = Pressure difference from stairwell and building at stairwell bottom, Pa
    Here DPsbb = 12.5 Pa (Minimum Pressure Differentials to be maintained, NFPA 92A)

    DPsbt = DPsbb + B*Y


    1+ (Asb/Abo)2

    a) Calculation of Abo :
    Abo = Flow area between building and outside (per floor) in m 2.
    Assumption: Refer table - 1.(ASHRAE Chap.52) Exterior Building walls considered 'average'.
    Therefore Area ratio = 0.00017
    height of Stair A per floor = 3.65 m
    Total Exterior wall area = 210 x 3.65 = 766.5 m2
    Abo = Area ratio X Exterior wall area per floor
    Abo = 0.13 2
    m

    b) Calculation of Asb :
    Asb = Flow area between stairwell and building (per floor) in m2.
    Assumption: Refer table - 1. (ASHRAE Chap.52) Stairwell walls considered 'average'.
    Therefore Area ratio = 0.00011
    Area of stairwell = 18.4 x 3.65 = 67.16 m2
    Leakage area through stairwell walls = 0.01 m2
    The stairwell has a single-leaf door at each floor opening into a pressurized space.
    Gaps around the closed doors = 0.02 m2 (BSEN12101-6:2005 ,Table A.3 Air leakage data from doors)
    Asb = 0.03 m2

    c) Calculation of temperature factor B

    B = 3460 * ( 1/T0 - 1/Ts)


    Where T0 = Outside tempereture in K = 319 K
    and Ts = Inside tempereture in K = 298 K

    B = 0.764343

    Y = Total height of the stair A serving


    Y = 55 m

    DPsbt = DPsbb + B*Y


    1+ (Asb/Abo)2

    DPsbt = 52.76034 Pa

    Q = 0.559 * N * Asb * [ (DPsbt)3/2 – (DPsbb)3/2]


    [ (DPsbt) – (DPsbb)] `

    Here N = No. of floors = 15


    Q = 1.934 m3/s (Total airflow leakages through walls and closed doors)

    B) Airflow through open doors :

    a) Door dimensions at fire floor :

    Door size = 1 m x 2.4 m = 2.4 m2


    Air velocity through open door = 1 m/sec. (Max. velocity 200 ft/min, NFPA 92B)
    No. of doors open = 2
    Airflow through open door(s) = 4.8 m3/s

    b) Door dimensions at ground floor:

    2
    Door size = 1 m x 2.4 m = 2.4 m
    Air velocity through open door = 1 m/sec. (Max. velocity 200 ft/min, NFPA 92B)
    No. of doors open = 1
    3
    Airflow through open door(s) = 2.4 m /s

    Total airflow through open doors in ground floor and fire floor:

    = a+b
    = 7.2 m3/s

    Leakages through walls and closed doors 3


    A) = 1.93387 m /s
    :

    3
    B) Airflow through doors : = 7.2 m /s
    3
    Total airflow of fan = A+B = 9.13387 m /s
    Safety Factor = 10 %
    3
    Total fan capacity (Qnet) = 10.047 m /s
    Selected fan capacity = 10.1 3
    m /s

    Force required to open the door:

    F = Fdc + W*A*DPmax
    2*(W-d)

    Fdc = Force required to overcome door


    = 35 N (As per ASHRAE Chap. 52. Fdc value ranges from 13N to 90N)
    closer.
    W = door width = 1 m Fdc= 6 (lb ft) is taken from NFPA 92A Table A.5.2.2
    d= distance from the door handle centre to
    = 0.076 m (d= 3 in. from NFPA 92A Table A.5.2.2)
    the nearest vertical edge of the door
    AD = door area = 2.4 m2
    DPmax = Maximum pressure in stairwell = 52.76034 Pa
    F = 103.5199 N (Maximum allowable force=133 N ,NFPA 92A Table A.5.2.2)

    Size of pressure relief damper:


    Area of pressure relief damper (Apd ) = Quantity of air to be exhausted
    0.827*(DPmax)^0.5

    Quantity of air to be exhausted = Net air flow - Air flow required to maintain pressure difference across closed doors
    = Qselected - Q
    = 8.16613 m3/s

    Apd = 1.35943 m2

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