Undergraduate Course: Fire Science 5 (CIVE11052)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will build on previous fire science and fire dynamics material and will explore the fundamental ideas behind fire science in the greatest depth covered in Edinburgh's taught curriculum.
This course covers advanced concepts in fire science drawing on combustion science and other allied disciplines. The course covers advanced issues relevant to the study of fire science in research and applied settings. The topics covered include thermochemistry, diffusion and premixed flames and their structures, canonical studies on the burning of condensed phase fuels, flame spread and the practical application of these topics. |
| Course description |
1. Thermodynamics and chemical kinetics
2. Diffusion flames and flame structure
3. Premixed flames
4. Explosions
5. Burning of droplets
6. Ignition of solids
7. Flame spread on solids
8. Fire emissions
9. Scaling of fires
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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 | Mechanical or Chemical Engineering background |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam %: 100%
Practical Exam %: 0
Coursework %: 0 |
| Feedback |
Office hours, in-class discussions and tutorials. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the heat transfer and combustion chemistry processes associated with ignition, flame spread and burning;
- Formulate solutions to problems of ignition, flame spread and burning using relevant heat transfer and combustion chemistry;
- Apply and appraise calculation methods, with appropriate levels of simplification, for problems related to ignition, flame spread and burning;
- Critically evaluate the breadth of current research topics in fire science & engineering and limitations in current knowledge.
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Reading List
McAllister, Fernandez Pello and Chen, Fundamentals of Combustion Processes.
Quintere, Fundamentals of Fire Phenomena.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Combustion,Fire,Flames |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Rory Hadden
Tel: (0131 6)50 5944
Email: R.Hadden@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Tom Lawford-Groves
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: t.lawford-groves@ed.ac.uk |
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