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Air velocities from the sources discussed in this article, from smoke entry into a detector to stopping smoke from an intense fire at a door. Based on Klote (2002), pp. 4-279–4-286, and other sources in the caption data.

Original illustration for Critical velocity, level 4 Expert.

Source basis: Klote (2002), pp. 4-279, 4-280 and 4-286; Milke (2002b), p. 4-307; Australian Building Codes Board (2020a), p. 137; Van der Graaf et al. (2021/2023), pp. 37–38; Schifiliti et al. (2002), p. 4-27
Alt text: Horizontal bars of air velocities from 0.15 m/s for detector entry to about 4 m/s for a 2.4 MW fire at a door.

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Short title	Air velocities from the sources discussed in this article, from smoke entry into a detector to stopping smoke from an intense fire at a door. Based on Klote (2002), pp. 4-279–4-286, and other sources in the caption data.
Image title	Horizontal bars of air velocities from 0.15 m/s for detector entry to about 4 m/s for a 2.4 MW fire at a door. Source basis: Klote (2002), pp. 4-279, 4-280 and 4-286; Milke (2002b), p. 4-307; Australian Building Codes Board (2020a), p. 137; Van der Graaf et al. (2021/2023), pp. 37–38; Schifiliti et al. (2002), p. 4-27
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