Ventilation of Fallout Shelters By Induced Draft

摘要

Occupants of family-type fallout shelters require fresh ventilation air at the minimum survival rate of 3 cfm per person. Because cost limitations exclude the use of auxiliary power plants (diesel or gasoline engines) to operate ventilating fans or blowers, an inexpensive, simple, and effective method of supplying fresh air to home shelters is needed. It is demonstrated that a minimum air rate can be obtained in home shelters by inducing draft in the exhaust stack by means of a flame from a kerosene burner which can simultaneously provide illumination.