Accession Number:

AD0641701

Title:

NATURAL VENTILATION TEST OF AN ABOVEGROUND FALLOUT SHELTER IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP NILES IL GENERAL AMERICAN RESEARCH DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Henninger, Robert H.
• Madson, Charles A.

Report Date:

1966-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

85.0

Abstract:

The results are reported on a natural ventilation test of a corridor- type shelter located in Chicago. The effective temperature of this shelter when occupied at a density of 10 square feet per person will not exceed 83F for more than seven days during an average year. This interim report describes environmental tests performed in a specific shelter. The discussion of the results is preliminary and should not be used as the basis for general conclusions. A subsequent final report will include a comparative evaluation of data from subsequent tests having a variety of configurations and locations.

Descriptors:

• *FALLOUT SHELTERS
• TEMPERATURE
• CIVIL DEFENSE
• VENTILATION
• WIND
• HUMIDITY
• ILLINOIS

Subject Categories:

• Air Conditioning, Heating, Lighting and Ventilating
• Structural Engineering and Building Technology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE