040-0711/01 – Explosion prevention and technology (EPaT)
| Gurantor department | Department of Occupational and Process Safety | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Petr Lepík, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Petr Lepík, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2022/2023 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FBI | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The course Explosion Prevention and Technology aims to provide bachelor students with basic knowledge and skills in the field of fire and explosion. It is essential to understand the subject fire and explosion hazards in process industries and has been equipped with the necessary knowledge to minimize this danger.
At the end of the course, students will be able to define the risk of an explosive atmosphere and apply appropriate measures leading to its elimination. Understanding the possibility of initiating explosive files in production processes so that the student is able to apply preventive measures to reduce them. Based on the analysis and evaluation of the fire and explosion hazards, the student will be able to define appropriate measures to limit the possibility of fire and explosion flame spread. Students will be able to apply acquired knowledge to selected technological processes, their risks, and possibilities of preventive protection.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Summary
The subject deals with the process of burning and explosion of a mixture of flammable gases, vapors of flammable liquids, mists and flammable dusts. Furthermore, the accompanying phenomena that precede or follow explosive transformations (both chemical and physical) are discussed. The course explains the propagation of pressure waves and their effect on the environment under various working conditions. The impacts of dangerous concentrations and evaluation of initiation sources are evaluated together with the possibility of using software tools. The course is complemented by practical examples and case studies from history.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
- elaboration of a semester project
- passing the final credit test
- written exam
E-learning
Other requirements
At least 70% attendance at seminars. The absence of a maximum of 30% must be excused and the excuse must be accepted by the teacher (the teacher decides on the justification of the excuse). Continuous submission of tasks assigned to the exercises in terms set by the teacher.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Explosion prevention legislation - ATEX
2. The principle of forming an explosive mixture and combustion conditions - gases and vapors
3. The principle of forming an explosive mixture and combustion conditions - dust
4. Explosions - division and their effects
5. Fire technical characteristics of flammable substances
6. Parameters influencing explosiveness
7. Inertization
8. Ignition sources
9. Technical elements of explosion prevention
10. Explosion protection documentation
11. Determination of explosive zones - dust
12. Determination of explosive zones - gases and vapors
13. Case study - examples from practice
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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