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smoke vent [2 records]

Record 1 2019-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
  • Fire Safety
DEF

An opening in the ... roof of a building, intended to release heat and smoke in the event of a fire, automatically and/or manually opened.

OBS

Vents are most applicable to large area one-story buildings lacking adequate subdivision. They are also useful in windowless and underground buildings.

OBS

smoke vent; roof vent: designations standardized by ISO in 1988.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Sécurité incendie
DEF

Ouverture à commande automatique et/ou manuelle dans le toit d'un bâtiment, conçue pour évacuer la chaleur et la fumée.

CONT

[On] prévoit que l'ouverture des exutoires de fumée doit être à commande automatique et manuelle. Il faut en effet qu'en période normale (hors incendie) il soit possible de refermer les exutoires depuis le plancher du niveau concerné.

OBS

exutoire de fumée : désignation normalisée par l'ISO en 1988.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puertas, ventanas y aberturas (Elementos de edificios)
  • Seguridad contra incendios
CONT

De acuerdo con el CTE DB HS3 Calidad del aire interior, la salida de humos ha de situarse en la cubierta, separada, como mínimo, 3 metros de cualquier elemento cuya finalidad sea la entrada de ventilación.

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Record 2 1999-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

A door in the roof above the gridiron of a theater in case of fire to draw the flames up and so prevent their spread to the auditorium.

CONT

The importance of the properties of heat and smoke was realized at an early date, as evidenced by an NFPA [National Fire Protection Association] standard adopted in 1903 that called for smoke vents over theater stages and in the ceilings of theater auditoriums.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Ouverture aménagée dans la partie haute de la cage de scène. [...] elle communique directement avec l'extérieur [...] Elle est destinée à évacuer les produits de la combustion.

Spanish

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