FDY593 - Fire Dynamics - Advanced Principles

Subject Title
Fire Dynamics - Advanced Principles

Subject Description

Using the fundamental heat transfer knowledge from FDY493, students will explore advanced fire dynamics principles regarding fire ignition, burning rate, growth, and spread.

Smoke development, and propagation, will be used to discuss fire plumes, quantities of productions of combustion for various fuels, flashover, backdraft, stack effect, and to predict sprinkler activation times.

An introduction to explosion mechanics and NFPA 68 protection methods will also be covered. The course will expand the concepts developed in prerequisite courses as they relate to the development of fires and explosions.

Credit Status
One subject college credit. FDY493: Fire Dynamics – Heat Transfer is a pre-requisite for this course.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

1. Solve for conductive, convective, and radiative heat transfer to determine fire growth
2. Discuss the stages and components of enclosure fire phenomena
3. Discuss the impact of the stack effect has on smoke control systems and firefighter operations, based on exterior weather conditions
4. Discuss indicators of a suspicious fire that will be present during a fire investigation
5. Calculate heat release rates for flashover conditions to determine design thresholds
6. Calculate the time required for a sprinkler to activate based on the fire development within an enclosure.
7. Calculate yields and concentrations for products of combustion of various fuels to determine occupant tenability.
8. Assess the effectiveness of explosion venting designs in limiting the expected damage

Essential Employability Skills

    •  Communicate clearly, concisely and correctly in the written, spoken and visual form that fulfils the purpose and meets the needs of the audience.

    •  Respond to written, spoken, or visual messages in a manner that ensures effective communication.

    •  Execute mathematical operations accurately.

    •  Apply a systematic approach to solve problems.

    •  Use a variety of thinking skills to anticipate and solve problems.

    •  Analyze, evaluate, and apply relevant information from a variety of sources.

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