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Semester 1

Fire Science and Engineering 2 (CIVE08024)

Subject

Civil Engineering

College

SCE

Credits

10

Normal Year Taken

2

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Course Summary

This course provides a multidisciplinary introduction to fire dynamics covering fundamentals applicable to fire safety engineering in the built environment, manufacturing and process industries, and the natural environment. It considers the processes that govern how fires are ignited and how they burn and how they can be controlled through engineering design. The course covers fundamental fire science including thermochemistry, transient heat transfer, material flammability, smoke and fire plumes, and basic fire models; as well as the principles of fire safety engineering, including regulation relevant to the built environment and process industries.The course is structured around taught material, and a mix of tutorials based on group-based discussion and problem solving.

Course Description

Introduction- Great Fires of. . . Fires and flames- Fuel, oxidiser, heat- Examination of how a candle burnsMaterials and how they burn- Combustion chemistry- Ignition: flammability limits (gas, liquids)Fire hazards- Smoke correlations- Heat transfer: steady state conduction and lumped massBuildings fires- Compartment fire dynamics- Material flammability (solids)Industrial fire hazards- Jet flames- Pool firesWildfires- Fire spread- Social aspectsUseful fires- Combustion- EmissionsFire models- Zone model- CFDFire engineering- Detection- Suppression- Compartmentation

Assessment Information

Written Exam 70%, Coursework 30%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Assessment Information

Written Exam: 70%Coursework: 30%The School has a 40% Rule for 1st and 2nd year courses, i.e. you must achieve a minimum of 40% in coursework and 40% in written exam components, as well as an overall mark of 40% to pass a course. If you fail a course you will be required to resit it. You are only required to resit components which have been failed.

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