030-0609/01 – An Introduction to Fire Dynamics (ZDP)
Gurantor department | Department of Fire Protection | Credits | 4 |
Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Petr Kučera, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Petr Kučera, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2021/2022 | Year of cancellation | |
Intended for the faculties | FBI | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim of the course is to master the basic principles of fire behavior in enclosed spaces and in the open spaces. The acquired skills are primarily necessary for further study in the field of fire prevention and fire repression.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
While studying the course, students will apply the already acquired knowledge in the field of chemistry of combustion processes, physical chemistry and heat transfer. Using this knowledge, students will gain new knowledge of combustion processes, heat release during combustion, heat transfer during fire and the dependence of combustion processes on room ventilation. Students will also deal with the issue of fire spread in buildings and natural spaces, the spread of fire through radiant heat and ventilation of buildings. Last but not least, they will acquire knowledge of computational principles of extinguishing process.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Elaboration of semester work in the specified range (fire safety design of the building), active participation in seminars, written test. The form of verification of study results (exam) is combined, both oral and written.
E-learning
Other requirements
Active compulsory participation in exercises in the range of 80%, elaboration of semester work in the specified range.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. introduction, introduction to the scope of teaching, terminology
2. combustion, triangle of combustion, flame spread
3. heat release during combustion, fire heat release rate
4. flame height, methods for calculating the flame height of hydrocarbons
5. stage of fire development, flashover, backdraft, rollover
6. spread of fire in the building, division of the building into fire sections
7. fire area calculations based on the linear rate of fire spread
8. fires of flammable liquids, poolfire, jetfire, boilover
9. ventilation of space and objects in case of fire
10. fires in the presence of cylinders and gas tanks
11. fires in the open, forest fires
12. fires in the open spaces, forest fires
13. principles of calculation of fire safety distances between buildings
14. reserve
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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