Faculty of Safety Engineering

An Introduction to Fire Dynamics

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Name of Lecturer(s)	Personal ID	Name
Course Unit Code	030-0609/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated	4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *	Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *	First Cycle
Year of Study *	Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is delivered	Winter Semester
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Language of Instruction	English
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites	Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
	KUC05	doc. Ing. Petr Kučera, Ph.D.
	THO009	Ing. Adam Thomitzek, Ph.D.
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.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
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.
Course Contents
1. principles 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
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BENGTSSON L.G.: Enclosure fires. The Swedish Rescue Services Agency. Karlstad 2001. 192 s. ISBN 91-7253-263-7
BALOG, Karol, KVARČÁK, Miloš. Dynamika požáru. Ostrava. Sdružení požárního a bezpečnostního inženýrství, 2017. Spektrum. ISBN 978-80-7385-193-4. KVARČÁK, Miloš. Požární taktika v příkladech. Ostrava: Sdružení požárního a bezpečnostního inženýrství, 2017. Spektrum. ISBN 978-80-7385-193-4. BENGTSSON L.G.: Enclosure fires. The Swedish Rescue Services Agency. Karlstad 2001. 192 s. ISBN 91-7253-263-7
Recommended Reading:
QUINTIERE, James G. Principles of Fire Behavior. Druhé vydání. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. ISBN 9781498735629.
KUČERA, Petr. Požární inženýrství: dynamika požáru. Ostrava: Sdružení požárního a bezpečnostního inženýrství, 2009. Spektrum. ISBN 978-80-7385-074-6. QUINTIERE, James G. Principles of Fire Behavior. Druhé vydání. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. ISBN 9781498735629.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task Title	Task Type		Maximum Number of Points (Act. for Subtasks)	Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and Examination	Credit and Examination		100 (100)	51
Credit	Credit		30 (30)	15
Studie vzniku požáru	Semestral project		15	7
Překlad odborného textu	Project		5	4
1. písemná práce	Written test		5	2
2. písemná práce	Written test		5	2
Examination	Examination		70 (70)	21
Písemná práce - příklad	Written examination		20	11
Test	Written examination		20	11
Ústní zkouška	Oral examination		30	4