David, I found this at
http://journals.lww.com/jcejournal/Abstract/1979/07000/Use_of_Automatic_Door_Closers_Improves_Fire_Safety.11.aspx/
They want to sell the article.
Ed
Journal of Clinical Engineering:
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Abstract
In a series of 16 full-scale fire tests, investigators at the IIT Research
Institute have concluded that automatic door control in the room of fire
origin can significantly reduce the spread of toxic smoke and gases. The
researchers also investigated the effects of sprinkler actuation, and the
functional relationship between sprinklers and automatic door closers. This
report presents the results of the study, and presents recommendations for
healthcare facilities.
(C)1979Aspen Publishers, Inc.
On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 8:53 AM, David de Vries <[email protected]>wrote:
> Trusting to memory, which may not be the greatest, I recall that many, many
> years ago IIT Research Institute's Fire Research Group ran a test on an
> ordinary wood panel door with a single sprinkler discharging at 0.10 density
> about 5 feet from the face of the door. After an hour of fire exposure,
> they stopped the test since there was no damage to the door. The chief
> engineer of that group and a good friend of mine, Tom Waterman, passed away
> some 10 years ago. I have no idea how to track down that study or their
> report.
>
> P.S. IIT (Illinois Institute of Technology) had the original FP
> Engineering program started in 1900 when it was called Armour Institute of
> Tech (founded by the Armours of Armour Meatpacking in Chicago). It
> disbanded in 1985 with the last graduating class of 15 Bachelors and 2
> Masters. Some of the more renowned FPE's were graduates of that program
> including Chet Schirmer and Rolf Jensen. Rolf chaired the department for a
> number of years in the 1960's.
>
>
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Ed Vining
4819 John Muir Rd
Martinez CA 94553
925-228-8792
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