James G. Quintiere – Författare

Understanding fire dynamics and combustion is essential in fire safety engineering and in fire science curricula. Engineers and students involved in fire protection, safety and investigation need to know and predict how fire behaves to be able to implement adequate safety measures and hazard analyses. Fire phenomena encompass everything about the scientific principles behind fire behavior. Combining the principles of chemistry, physics, heat and mass transfer, and fluid dynamics necessary to understand the fundamentals of fire phenomena, this book integrates the subject into a clear discipline: Covers thermochemistry including mixtures and chemical reactions;Introduces combustion to the fire protection student;Discusses premixed flames and spontaneous ignition;Presents conservation laws for control volumes, including the effects of fire;Describes the theoretical bases for empirical aspects of the subject of fire;Analyses ignition of liquids and the importance of evaporation including heat and mass transfer;Features the stages of fire in compartments, and the role of scale modeling in fire.Fundamentals of Fire Phenomena is an invaluable reference tool for practising engineers in any aspect of safety or forensic analysis. Fire safety officers, safety practitioners and safety consultants will also find it an excellent resource. In addition, this is a must-have book for senior engineering students and postgraduates studying fire protection and fire aspects of combustion.

Enclosure Fire Dynamics, Second Edition explores the science of enclosure fires and how they cause changes in the environment of a building on fire. The authors discuss mechanisms controlling enclosure fires and how to develop analytical relationships useful in designing buildings for fire safety. Derivation of equations from first principles is shown, stating assumptions and showing comparisons to experimental data, giving calculated examples for clarity. The text provides readers with the skills needed to solve a range of engineering equations and problems. Features include:Describes the outbreak of compartment fires and the mechanisms controlling themDerives simple analytical relationships from first principles and shows how to compare the derived equations with experimental data, giving calculated examples for clarityProvides the calculational procedures and describes computer models needed to design a building for safetyCites the most up-to-date standards and references throughoutIncludes numerous chapter problems to test student readers’ understanding of fire behaviorEnclosure Fire Dynamics, Second Edition will enhance the knowledge of fire protection engineers, researchers, and investigators and help build a strong foundation for engineering students.

Enclosure Fire Dynamics, Second Edition explores the science of enclosure fires and how they cause changes in the environment of a building on fire. The authors discuss mechanisms controlling enclosure fires and how to develop analytical relationships useful in designing buildings for fire safety. Derivation of equations from first principles is shown, stating assumptions and showing comparisons to experimental data, giving calculated examples for clarity. The text provides readers with the skills needed to solve a range of engineering equations and problems. Features include:Describes the outbreak of compartment fires and the mechanisms controlling themDerives simple analytical relationships from first principles and shows how to compare the derived equations with experimental data, giving calculated examples for clarityProvides the calculational procedures and describes computer models needed to design a building for safetyCites the most up-to-date standards and references throughoutIncludes numerous chapter problems to test student readers’ understanding of fire behaviorEnclosure Fire Dynamics, Second Edition will enhance the knowledge of fire protection engineers, researchers, and investigators and help build a strong foundation for engineering students.