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SFPE Handbook | Ch. 50 | Eq. 50.16

Flow area factor

Calculates the flow area factor for pressurization system design

Reference

Hurley, M.J., et al., 2016. SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering. 5th ed. Springer.

Equations

F_R = 1 + \dfrac{ A_{SB}^2 \times ( T_B + 273 ) }{ A_{BO}^2 \times ( T_S + 273 ) }