IS4201 Fire Engineering and Explosion Control Syllabus:
IS4201 Fire Engineering and Explosion Control Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
To provide an in depth knowledge about the science of fire.
To understand the causes and effects of fire.
To know the various fire prevention systems and protective equipments.
To understand the science of explosion and its prevention techniques.
To understand the various fire prevention techniques to be followed in a building.
UNIT I PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF FIRE
Fire properties of solid, liquid and gases – fire spread – toxicity of products of combustion – theory of combustion and explosion – vapour clouds – flash fire – jet fires – pool fires – unconfined vapour cloud explosion, shock waves – auto-ignition – boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion – case studies – Flixborough, Mexico disaster, Pasedena Texas, Piper Alpha, Peterborough and Bombay Victoria dock ship explosions.
UNIT II FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
Sources of ignition – fire triangle – principles of fire extinguishing – active and passive fire protection systems – various classes of fires – A, B, C, D, E – types of fire extinguishers – fire stoppers – hydrant pipes – hoses – monitors – fire watchers – lay out of stand pipes – fire station-fire alarms and sirens – maintenance of fire trucks – foam generators – escape from fire rescue operations – fire drills – notice-first aid for burns.
UNIT III INDUSTRIAL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
Sprinkler-hydrants-stand pipes – special fire suppression systems like deluge and emulsifier, selection criteria of the above installations, reliability, maintenance, evaluation and standards – alarm and detection systems. Other suppression systems – CO2 system, foam system, dry chemical powder (DCP) system, halon system – need for halon replacement – smoke venting. Portable extinguishers – flammable liquids – tank farms – indices of inflammability-fire fighting systems.
UNIT IV BUILDING FIRE SAFETY
Objectives of fire safe building design, Fire load, fire resistant material and fire testing – structural fire protection – structural integrity – concept of egress design – exists – width calculations – fire certificates – fire safety requirements for high rise buildings – snookers.
UNIT V EXPLOSION PROTECTING SYSTEMS
Principles of explosion-detonation and blast waves-explosion parameters – Explosion Protection, Containment, Flame Arrestors, isolation, suppression, venting, explosion relief of large enclosure explosion venting-inert gases, plant for generation of inert gas-rupture disc in process vessels and lines explosion, suppression system based on carbon dioxide (CO2) and halons-hazards in LPG, ammonia (NH3), sulphur dioxide (SO3), chlorine (CL2) etc.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
To make familiar about basic concepts of fire and explosion science.
To know the different source of ignition and their prevention techniques.
To understand the operation of various types of firefighting equipments.
To understand the causes and prevention of explosion.
To equip the students to effectively employ explosion protection techniques and their significances to suit the industrial requirement.
REFERENCES
1. “Accident Prevention manual for industrial operations” N.S.C., Chicago, 1982.
2. “Davis Daniel et al, “Hand Book of fire technology”
3. “Fire Prevention and firefighting”, Loss prevention Association, India.
4. Derek, James, “Fire Prevention Hand Book”, Butter Worths and Company, London, 1986.
5. Dinko Tuhtar, “Fire and explosion protection”
6. Fire fighters hazardous materials reference book Fire Prevention in Factories”, an Nostrand Rein Hold, New York, 1991.
7. Gupta, R.S., “Hand Book of Fire Technology” Orient Longman, Bombay 1977.
8. Relevant Indian Acts and rules, Government of India.