Fire Science Show
Fire Science Show
Wojciech Wegrzynski
236 - Fitting an efficient smoke control system in a confined space
50 minutes Posted Jan 28, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Tragedy Context And Setup
Partnership And Show Milestones
The Underground Venue Challenge
Why Traditional Smoke Control Fails
The Eureka Moment
Fan Physics And Thermodynamics
Constant Mass Flow Concept
CFD Method And Control Logic
Case Studies And Conference Roadblocks
Full-Scale Tests And Aftermath
Defining Smoke Control 1.0 To 3.0
Next Steps And Closing
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A tight, historic cellar. Arched ceilings. Long corridors. Tiny shafts. We faced a design wall: to keep routes tenable, we needed twice the extraction that the building could carry. At that point, I've failed as an engineer - I've reached my limit and could not find a solution. Some time later, a solution appeared in my head from nowhere —what if the fan changed with the fire? Not in a crude on-off way, but by tracking temperature, exploiting density changes, and chasing constant mass flow in...