Undergraduate Course: Fire Science and Engineering 2 (CIVE08024)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| 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. 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.
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| Course description |
LECTURER-LED LEARNING
Introduction:
The role of fire science in fire engineering in the built and natural environment; process safety; tensions and drivers of fire safety engineering; role of fire science in engineering design.
Thermochemistry:
Fuels; combustion chemistry; flames and flame structure; explosions.
Heat transfer:
Modes; transient conduction; defining boundary conditions; convective heat transfer coefficients.
Material flammability:
Pyrolysis; ignition; burning rate; flame spread.
Smoke and fire plumes:
Characterising a fire plume; smoke control calculations; detection and suppression.
Compartment fire dynamics:
Fire growth; flashover; ventilation-controlled fires.
Fire models:
Zone and field models (introduction)
STUDENT-LED LEARNING
Tutorials to alternate between student-led group discussion and problem-based sessions expanding on the taught content based on the themes below. This will allow the students to demonstrate understanding of the theories through discussion and application of the equations through exercises of varying degrees of difficulty.
Tutorial themes
Ignition sources
Fire testing
Fire hazards of consumer goods
Fire hazards in manufacturing systems
Fire hazards to infrastructure
Wildfires
Sustainability and fire safety
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
65 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam: 70%
Coursework: 30% |
| Feedback |
Opportunities through discussions in lectures, and tutorial sessions for direct feedback; feedback on each coursework submission |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss the role of fire science and engineering in the design of engineering systems;
- Manipulate concepts related to the quantification of fire hazards and processes;
- Perform basic fire engineering calculations, recognising the associated limits of applicability;
- Critically appraise simple fire engineering designs.
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Reading List
Required reading:
Drysdale, D., An Introduction to Fire Dynamics, Wiley, 2011.
Further reading:
Quintere, J., Fundamentals of Fire Phenomena, Wiley, 2006.
SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, NFPA 2016.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Fire Safety,Process Safety,Fire Safety Engineering |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Rory Hadden
Tel: (0131 6)50 5944
Email: R.Hadden@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Craig Hovell
Tel: (0131 6)51 7080
Email: c.hovell@ed.ac.uk |
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