030-0525/02 – Fire Safety Equipment (PBZ-B)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Fire ProtectionCredits5
Subject guarantorprof. Dr. Ing. Aleš DudáčekSubject version guarantorprof. Dr. Ing. Aleš Dudáček
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year4Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2002/2003Year of cancellation2018/2019
Intended for the facultiesFBIIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
BIT01 Ing. Petr Bitala, Ph.D.
DUD20 prof. Dr. Ing. Aleš Dudáček
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Part-time Credit and Examination 14+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Students will understand the importance of fire safety equipment for fire safety of buildings. They will be able to propose the use of selected fire safety equipment to effectively achieve the desired level of fire safety and to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of selected types of fire safety equipment. They will be able to analyse and solve cooperation between different types of fire safety equipments.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs

Summary

The course familiarises students with principles of timely fire detection and fire-hazardous situations and the detection of releases of combustible and toxic gases and vapours, principles of function of various fire detectors and of the whole systems of FDA. Problems of effective ensuring fire detection in various spaces by means of FDA and cooperation with other fire-safety devices. Inclusion of fire safety equipment into the fire safety of structures and technologies. Use of fire safety equipment in highway and road tunnels.

Compulsory literature:

National Fire Alarm Code® Handbook, 2002, NFPA 2002. A Designer’s Guide to Fire Alarm Systems. NFPA 2003. MGGrattan, K.B. - Hamins, A. - Stroup, D.: Sprinkler, Smoke & Heat Vent, Draft Curtain Interaction – large scale Experiments and Model Development. (NISTIR 6196-1). Gaithersburg MD, NIST-BFRL 1998. Standards EN 54-x.

Recommended literature:

EN 12845+A2, EN 13565, EN 12416-2+A1, EN 15004-x, CEN/TS 14972, CEN/TR 15276-2, CEN/TR 12101-4.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

Passing the tests; project and its defense in relation to the theme of the course.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1.1 Fire safety equipment, their purpose and types 1.2 Basic requirements for fire safety equipment 2 Fire Detection and Alarm Systems 2.1 Purpose, function, types 2.2 Methods of early detection of fire 2.3 Fire detectors - principles, functions, use 2.4 Control panel 2.5 Additional equipment 2.6 Networking and monitoring 2.7 Selection of areas protected by FDAS 2.8 Design of FDAS systems 2.9 Installation and operation of FDAS 3 Equipment for smoke, heat and combustion products exhaust 3.1 Principle of functions, use of it 3.2 Control Methods 4 Fire extinguishing system 4.1 Types of fire extinguishing system 4.2 Control of fire extinguishing system 5 Devices for the detection of combustible gases and vapours 5.1 The importance of detection of combustible gases and vapours 5.2 Methods used for detection 5.3 Instrumentation 5.4 Design of systems for the detection of combustible gases and vapours 6 Cooperation of Fire safety equipments 7 FSE in special buildings - a complex of tunnels on highways and roads

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 1960/1961 Summer semester, validity until: 2018/2019 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51 3
        Exercises evaluation Credit 35 (35) 0 3
                Project Project 10  0 3
                Written exam Written test 15  0 3
                Other task type Other task type 10  0 3
        Examination Examination 65 (65) 0 3
                Written examination Written examination 35  0 3
                Oral Oral examination 30  0 3
Mandatory attendence participation:

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2018/2019 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Ostrava 4 Compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Praha 4 Compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Ostrava 4 Compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Praha 4 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Ostrava 4 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Praha 4 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Ostrava 4 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Praha 4 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Ostrava 4 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Praha 4 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Ostrava 4 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Praha 4 Compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Ostrava 4 Compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Praha 4 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Ostrava 4 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Praha 4 Compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Ostrava 4 Compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Praha 4 Compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Ostrava 4 Compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Praha 4 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Praha 4 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Ostrava 4 Compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Praha 4 Compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Ostrava 4 Compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Liberec 4 Compulsory study plan
2006/2007 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Praha 4 Compulsory study plan
2006/2007 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Ostrava 4 Compulsory study plan
2006/2007 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Liberec 4 Compulsory study plan
2005/2006 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Ostrava 4 Choice-compulsory study plan
2005/2006 (B3908) Fire Protection and Industrial Safety (3908R006) Fire Protection Engineering and Industrial Safety K Czech Praha 4 Choice-compulsory study plan

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Assessment of instruction



2018/2019 Winter
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