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Applications of smoke control methods
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Single and multiple injection pressurization techniques
The single injection and multiple injection techniques provide 
pressurization air to a stairwell (Figure 6). Both techniques use one or 
more pressurization fans located at ground level, roof level, or any 
location in between.
The single injection technique supplies pressurization air to the stairwell 
from one location. 
IMPORTANT
The single injection technique can fail when stairwell access doors are 
open near the air supply injection point. Pressurization air will escape 
and the fan will fail to maintain a positive pressure difference across 
access doors farther from the injection point.
The multiple injection technique supplies pressurization air to the 
stairwell from more than one location. When access doors are open near 
one injection point, pressurization air escapes. However, other injection 
points maintain positive pressure differences across the remaining access 
doors.
Figure 6:  Sample single and multiple injection methods
Elevator shaft smoke control
Elevator shaft smoke control uses pressurization to prevent smoke 
migration through elevator shafts to floors remote from the source of the 
smoke. Elevator shaft smoke control is similar to stairwell smoke control. 
The stairwell pressurization techniques described previously are 
applicable to elevator shaft pressurization.
Designating an elevator as a fire exit route is an acceptable, though not 
typical, practice. NFPA 101 (NFPA 2003, Life Safety Code) allows 
elevators to be second fire exit routes from air traffic control towers. For