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Photometric and psychophysical measurements of exit signs through smoke

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/20358921
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Affiliation
  1. National Research Council of Canada
  2. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
FormatText, Technical Report
Physical description42 p.
SubjectLighting; Smoke management; lighting; emergency exits; photometers; visibility; smoke occlusion; analysis of variance; sign brightness, colour, spatial characteristics; recommendations
Abstract
This paper describes a study of exit sign visibility through smoke. Results of the study show that exit signs that are brightly lit are more visible through smoke, especially if ambient light levels are low and other light sources are minimized.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedNo
IdentifierDBR-P-1291
NRC numberNRCC 24627
NRC-IRC-4387
NPARC number20358921
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Record created2012-07-20
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