Principles Of Fire Behavior And Combustion

Author : Richard Gann,Raymond Friedman
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781284056105

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Principles of Fire Behavior and Combustion by Richard Gann,Raymond Friedman Pdf

Based on the National Fire Academy’s Fire Behavior and Combustion model curriculum. Without a comprehensive grasp of how fires start and spread, informed decisions on how to best control and extinguish fires can not be made. Principles of Fire Behavior and Combustion, Fourth Edition will provide readers with a thorough understanding of the chemical and physical properties of flammable materials and fire, the combustion process, and the latest in suppression and extinguishment. The Fourth Edition of this time-tested resource is the most current and accurate source of fire behavior information available to fire science students and on-the-job fire fighters today.

Author : Ray Shackelford
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Combustion
ISBN : 1401880169

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Fire Behavior and Combustion Processes by Ray Shackelford Pdf

INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY & MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES. Achieve a clear understanding of fire and combustion processes as they relate to the firefighter in this reader-friendly and concise book. Fire Behavior and Combustion Processes applies the theory of fire behavior to the tasks involved in firefighting. Rather than an engineering level text, this resource offers basic need to know information and examples to teach firefighters and students how the theories relate to their jobs and safety, whether they are working in a burning building or on a vehicle extrication. Based on the National Fire Academy FESHE course Fire Behavior and Combustion Processes, this book is essential to fire programs in colleges, academies, and departments.

Author : Raymond Shackelford,Alfred J. Rager,Jeffery J. Zolfarelli
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781284206562

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Fire Behavior and Combustion Processes with Advantage Access by Raymond Shackelford,Alfred J. Rager,Jeffery J. Zolfarelli Pdf

"Fire Behavior and Combustion Processes was designed to provide a straight-forward yet comprehensive resource for students enrolled in fire science degree programs, or as a refresher for active firefighters. It provides an understanding of the basic principles of fire chemistry, the processes of fire combustion, and fire behavior. The subject of fire behavior is often a complex one, and this book seeks to clarify theoretical concepts, explain their importance, and illustrate how they can be applied in a practical way when responding to emergency situations"--

Author : Richard Gann
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781284252477

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Principles of Fire Behavior and Combustion with Advantage Access by Richard Gann Pdf

Principles of Fire Behavior and Combustion, Fifth Edition with Navigate Advantage Access is the most current and accurate source of fire behavior information available to firefighters and fire science students today. Readers will develop a thorough understanding of the chemical and physical properties of flammable materials and fire, the combustion process, and the latest in suppression and extinguishment.

Author : Mark A. Finney,Sara S. McAllister,Jason M. Forthofer,Torben P. Grumstrup
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 675 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781486309108

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Wildland Fire Behaviour by Mark A. Finney,Sara S. McAllister,Jason M. Forthofer,Torben P. Grumstrup Pdf

Wildland fires have an irreplaceable role in sustaining many of our forests, shrublands and grasslands. They can be used as controlled burns or occur as free-burning wildfires, and can sometimes be dangerous and destructive to fauna, human communities and natural resources. Through scientific understanding of their behaviour, we can develop the tools to reliably use and manage fires across landscapes in ways that are compatible with the constraints of modern society while benefiting the ecosystems. The science of wildland fire is incomplete, however. Even the simplest fire behaviours – how fast they spread, how long they burn and how large they get – arise from a dynamical system of physical processes interacting in unexplored ways with heterogeneous biological, ecological and meteorological factors across many scales of time and space. The physics of heat transfer, combustion and ignition, for example, operate in all fires at millimetre and millisecond scales but wildfires can become conflagrations that burn for months and exceed millions of hectares. Wildland Fire Behaviour: Dynamics, Principles and Processes examines what is known and unknown about wildfire behaviours. The authors introduce fire as a dynamical system along with traditional steady-state concepts. They then break down the system into its primary physical components, describe how they depend upon environmental factors, and explore system dynamics by constructing and exercising a nonlinear model. The limits of modelling and knowledge are discussed throughout but emphasised by review of large fire behaviours. Advancing knowledge of fire behaviours will require a multidisciplinary approach and rely on quality measurements from experimental research, as covered in the final chapters.

Author : James G. Quintiere
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781498735704

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Principles of Fire Behavior by James G. Quintiere Pdf

This text covers the four forms of fire: diffusion flames, smoldering, spontaneous combustion, and premixed flames. Using a quantitative approach, the text introduces the scientific principles of fire behavior, with coverage of heat transfer, ignition, flame spread, fire plumes, and heat flux as a damage variable. Cases, examples, problems, selected color illustrations and review of mathematics help students in fire safety and investigation understand fire from a scientific point of view.

Author : Raymond Friedman
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0763760706

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Principles of Fire Protection Chemistry and Physics by Raymond Friedman Pdf

Fire Science (FESHE)

Author : James G. Quintiere
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-21
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015063337169

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Fundamentals of Fire Phenomena by James G. Quintiere Pdf

Understanding fire dynamics and combustion is essential in fire safety engineering and in fire science curricula. Engineers and students involved in fire protection, safety and investigation need to know and predict how fire behaves to be able to implement adequate safety measures and hazard analyses. Fire phenomena encompass everything about the scientific principles behind fire behavior. Combining the principles of chemistry, physics, heat and mass transfer, and fluid dynamics necessary to understand the fundamentals of fire phenomena, this book integrates the subject into a clear discipline: Covers thermochemistry including mixtures and chemical reactions; Introduces combustion to the fire protection student; Discusses premixed flames and spontaneous ignition; Presents conservation laws for control volumes, including the effects of fire; Describes the theoretical bases for empirical aspects of the subject of fire; Analyses ignition of liquids and the importance of evaporation including heat and mass transfer; Features the stages of fire in compartments, and the role of scale modeling in fire. Fundamentals of Fire Phenomena is an invaluable reference tool for practising engineers in any aspect of safety or forensic analysis. Fire safety officers, safety practitioners and safety consultants will also find it an excellent resource. In addition, this is a must-have book for senior engineering students and postgraduates studying fire protection and fire aspects of combustion.

Author : H. R. N. Jones
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Combustion
ISBN : 9780419148005

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The Application of Combustion Principles to Domestic Gas Burner Design by H. R. N. Jones Pdf

First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Michael A. Liberman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540787594

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Introduction to Physics and Chemistry of Combustion by Michael A. Liberman Pdf

Most of the material covered in this book deals with the fundamentals of chemistry and physics of key processes and fundamental mechanisms for various combustion and combustion related phenomena in gaseous combustible mixture. It provides the reader with basic knowledge of burning processes and mechanisms of reaction wave propagation. The combustion of a gas mixture (flame, explosion, detonation) is necessarily accompanied by motion of the gas. The process of combustion is therefore not only a chemical phenomenon but also one of gas dynamics. The material selection focuses on the gas phase and with premixed gas combustion. Premixed gas combustion is of practical importance in engines, modern gas turbine and explosions, where the fuel and air are essentially premixed, and combustion occurs by the propagation of a front separating unburned mixture from fully burned mixture. Since premixed combustion is the most fundamental and potential for practical applications, the emphasis in the present work is be placed on regimes of premixed combustion. This text is intended for graduate students of different specialties, including physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, computer science, mathematics and astrophysics.

Author : Dougal Drysdale
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1997-03-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0471972908

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An Introduction to Fire Dynamics by Dougal Drysdale Pdf

An Introduction to Fire Dynamics Second Edition Dougal Drysdale University of Edinburgh, UK Fire Safety Engineering, identified in the original edition as 'a relatively new discipline', has since grown significantly in stature, as Fire Safety Engineers around the world begin to apply their skills to complex issues that defy solution by the old 'prescriptive' approach to fire safety. This second edition has the same structure as the first highly successful text, but has been updated with the latest research results. Fire processes are discussed and quantified in terms of the mechanisms of heat transfer and fluid flow. Problems addressed include: * The conditions necessary for ignition and steady burning of combustible materials to occur * How large a fire has to become before fire detectors and sprinkler heads will operate * The circumstances that can lead to flashover in a compartment This book is unique in that it identifies fire science and fire dynamics and provides the scientific background necessary for the development of fire safety engineering as a professional discipline. It is essential reading for all those involved in this wide ranging field, from Fire Prevention Officers to Consulting Engineers, whether involved in problems of fire risk assessment, fire safety design, or fire investigation. It will also be of considerable interest and value to research scientists working in building design, fire physics and chemistry.

Author : D. P. Mishra
Publisher : PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9788120333482

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FUNDAMENTALS OF COMBUSTION by D. P. Mishra Pdf

Designed for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of mechanical, aerospace, chemical and metallurgical engineering, this compact and well-knitted textbook provides a sound conceptual basis in fundamentals of combustion processes, highlighting the basic principles of natural laws. In the initial part of the book, chemical thermodynamics, kinetics, and conservation equations are reviewed extensively with a view to preparing students to assimilate quickly intricate aspects of combustion covered in later chapters. Subsequently, the book provides extensive treatments of ‘pre-mixed laminar flame’, and ‘gaseous diffusion flame’, emphasizing the practical aspects of these flames. Besides, liquid droplet combustion under quiescent and convective environment is covered in the book. Simplified analysis of spray combustion is carried out which can be used as a design tool. An extensive treatment on the solid fuel combustion is also included. Emission combustion systems, and how to control emission from them using the latest techniques, constitute the subject matter of the final chapter. Appropriate examples are provided throughout to foster better understanding of the concepts discussed. Chapter-end review questions and problems are included to reinforce the learning process of students.

Author : Friedman,JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0763759767

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Principles of Fire Protection Chemistry & Physics Instructor Toolkit by Friedman,JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING Pdf

Author : Edward A. Johnson
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001-03-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780080506746

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Forest Fires by Edward A. Johnson Pdf

Even before the myth of Prometheus, fire played a crucial ecological role around the world. Numerous plant communities depend on fire to generate species diversity in both time and space. Without fire such ecosystems would become sterile monocultures. Recent efforts to prohibit fire in fire dependent communities have contributed to more intense and more damaging fires. For these reasons, foresters, ecologists, land managers, geographers, and environmental scientists are interested in the behavior and ecological effects of fires. This book will be the first to focus on the chemistry and physics of fire as it relates to the ways in which fire behaves and the impacts it has on ecosystem function. Leading international contributors have been recruited by the editors to prepare a didactic text/reference that will appeal to both advanced students and practicing professionals.

Author : Henri Vahabi,Mohammad Reza Saeb,Giulio Malucelli
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128242612

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Analysis of Flame Retardancy In Polymer Science by Henri Vahabi,Mohammad Reza Saeb,Giulio Malucelli Pdf

Analysis of Flame Retardancy in Polymer Science is a scientific/practical book that is conceptualized, designed, and written for students, early-career researchers, and junior engineers to explain the basic principles of fire analysis/characterization methods/methodologies, from flammability, ignition, and fire spread to forced convection and related analyses and to elucidate the mechanisms underlying flame retardancy in both gas and condensed phases followed by correlation between laboratory- and real-scale fire analyses as well as fire analysis from an industrial standpoint. This book is also an indispensable resource for identifying and mounting the latest achievements in fire analysis/characterization methods to frame the effects of fire evaluation strategies to be utilized for research and development. The book also gives a broad description of fire analysis related to different standards and regulations for different applications in different geographic zones. Includes the background, fundamental, and modern features of techniques of characterization of fire and flame behavior Provides an overview of the major techniques used in fire analysis of flame-retardant polymers Characterizes different types of materials at small, bench, and real-life scale Offers a comprehensive overview of fire behavior and testing and associated toxicity issues Integrates the scientific, technical, standard, regulation, and industrial aspects of fire analysis into a book for future developments in the field