Question 3. (25 points) The regulatory authority and designers of the newest building in St. Lucia campus (see Figure 2)
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Question 3. (25 points) The regulatory authority and designers of the newest building in St. Lucia campus (see Figure 2)
Question 3. (25 points) The regulatory authority and designers of the newest building in St. Lucia campus (see Figure 2) decide that a smoke extraction system needs to be utilized in order assure that smoke is maintained away from occupants evacuating using the highest bridge inside the open atrium. The atrium has ground-to-ceiling height of 15 m (see Figure 2). The regulatory authority finally decides that no smoke can be accumulated, and that the smoke system needs to cope with a 1.5 MW design fire (i.e. Q = 1.5 MW). Calculate the extraction rate necessary to completely prevent the smoke accumulating. Entrainment equation is shown below: 1/3 9PÅ m₂ = E Q1/3 H5/3 C₂TA where: PA = 1.2 kg/m³ Cp = 1000 J/kgK TA = 20°C 15 m Figure 2. Atrium of the newest building in St. Lucia campus E = 0.2 • g = 9.81 m/s² ●