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Spread sheet in English Units Stair/Building Construction UBC "Loose" This table should only be used for
Stair/Exterior Construction UBC "Very Loose" buildings that are large enough where
overall building pressure will not change
Flow area of Stair significantly with supply fan activation.
Length of Stair/Building Interface LSB 54.67 ft. The lowest expected exterior temperature
Length of Stair/Exterior Interface LSO 12 ft. should be used for a conservative design.
Average Height between Floors h 16 ft. This table assumes all air surrounding the
Number of Floors N 6 stair is at exterior ambient temperature, as
Area of Stair/Exterior Wall per Floor ASO=LSB x h = 192 ft2 an additional conservative measure.
Area of Stair/Building Wall per Floor ASB=LSB x h = 874.72 ft 2
Exterior Wall Leakage A/Aw A/AEW 0.001 "very loose" From UBC 905
Wall Tightness A/Aw A/AW 0.00035 "loose"
Door Leakage ALEAK 0.169 7' x 3' dimensions .08" top and side gaps
& .25" bottom gap
Flow Area from Stair to Building (A/AW x ASB)+ALEAK 0.475152 floor by floor
Flow Area from Stair to Exterior A/AEW x ASO 0.192 floor by floor
Temperature Factor b Ks
[ 1
1
T out T build ] 0.0021965438 in. H2O/ft Ks=7.64
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3 3
2 2
Flow from Stairwell N A total PSBt PSBb 4019 CFM Kq=475
Q=Kq
PSBt PSBb
7000
6000
5000
4000
Supply (CFM)
Required Supply
3000
2000
1000
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120