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SFPE Handbook | Ch. 50 | Eq. 50.20

Visibility (by percent obscuration)

Calculates visibility through smoke based on percent obscuration

Reference

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

Equations

S = \dfrac{K \times L}{\ln(1 - \dfrac{\lambda}{100})}

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