SFPE handbook of fire protection engineering

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction to Fluid Mechanics....Pages 1-24
Conduction of Heat in Solids....Pages 25-52
Convection Heat Transfer....Pages 53-101
Radiation Heat Transfer....Pages 102-137
Thermochemistry....Pages 138-150
Chemical Equilibrium....Pages 151-166
Thermal Decomposition of Polymeric Materials....Pages 167-254
Structural Mechanics....Pages 255-276
Properties of Building Materials....Pages 277-324
Chemical Kinetics and Fire....Pages 325-349
Diffusion Flames....Pages 350-372
Fundamentals of Premixed Flames....Pages 373-395
Fire Plumes, Flame Height, and Air Entrainment....Pages 396-428
Ceiling Jet Flows....Pages 429-454
Vent Flows....Pages 455-485
Effect of Combustion Conditions on Species Production....Pages 486-528
Flammability Limits of Premixed and Diffusion Flames....Pages 529-553
Ignition of Liquids....Pages 554-580
Smoldering Combustion....Pages 581-603
Spontaneous Combustion and Self-Heating....Pages 604-632
Flaming Ignition of Solid Fuels....Pages 633-661
Electrical Fires....Pages 662-704
Surface Flame Spread....Pages 705-723
Smoke Characterization and Damage Potentials....Pages 724-744
Heat Transfer from Fires to Surfaces....Pages 745-798
Heat Release Rates....Pages 799-904
Calorimetry....Pages 905-951
The Cone Calorimeter....Pages 952-980
Compartment Fire Modeling....Pages 981-995
Estimating Temperatures in Compartment Fires....Pages 996-1023
Zone Computer Fire Models for Enclosures....Pages 1024-1033
Modeling Fires Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)....Pages 1034-1065
Enclosure Smoke Filling and Fire-Generated Environmental Conditions....Pages 1066-1101
Methods for Predicting Temperatures in Fire-Exposed Structures....Pages 1102-1130
Fire Load Density....Pages 1131-1142
Combustion Characteristics of Materials and Generation of Fire Products....Pages 1143-1232
Performance-Based Design....Pages 1233-1261
Fire Scenarios....Pages 1262-1288
Engineering Considerations for Fire Protection System Selection....Pages 1289-1313
Design of Detection Systems....Pages 1314-1377
Hydraulics....Pages 1378-1422
Automatic Sprinkler System Calculations....Pages 1423-1449
Halon Design Calculations....Pages 1450-1482
Clean Agent Total Flooding Fire Extinguishing Systems....Pages 1483-1530
Carbon Dioxide Systems....Pages 1531-1586
Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems....Pages 1587-1645
Foam Agents and AFFF System Design Considerations....Pages 1646-1706
Foam System Calculations....Pages 1707-1739
Considerations for Coordinating and Interfacing Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems....Pages 1740-1784
Smoke Control....Pages 1785-1823
Smoke Control by Mechanical Exhaust or Natural Venting....Pages 1824-1862
Structural Fire Engineering of Building Assemblies and Frames....Pages 1863-1908
Analytical Methods for Determining Fire Resistance of Steel Members....Pages 1909-1948
Analytical Methods for Determining Fire Resistance of Concrete Members....Pages 1949-1978
Analytical Methods for Determining Fire Resistance of Timber Members....Pages 1979-2011
Egress Concepts and Design Approaches....Pages 2012-2046
Selecting Scenarios for Deterministic Fire Safety Engineering Analysis: Life Safety for Occupants....Pages 2047-2069
Human Behavior in Fire....Pages 2070-2114
Employing the Hydraulic Model in Assessing Emergency Movement....Pages 2115-2151
Computer Evacuation Models for Buildings....Pages 2152-2180
Visibility and Human Behavior in Fire Smoke....Pages 2181-2206
Combustion Toxicity....Pages 2207-2307
Assessment of Hazards to Occupants from Smoke, Toxic Gases, and Heat....Pages 2308-2428
Engineering Data....Pages 2429-2551
Liquid Fuel Fires....Pages 2552-2590
Fire Hazard Calculations for Large, Open Hydrocarbon Fires....Pages 2591-2663
Vapor Clouds....Pages 2664-2704
Effects of Thermal Radiation on People: Predicting 1st and 2nd Degree Skin Burns....Pages 2705-2737
Flammable Gas and Vapor Explosions....Pages 2738-2765
Dust Explosions....Pages 2766-2791
BLEVES and Fireballs....Pages 2792-2816
Introduction to Fire Risk Analysis....Pages 2817-2826
Probability and Statistics....Pages 2827-2874
Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability....Pages 2875-2940
Building Fire Risk Analysis....Pages 2941-2991
Uncertainty....Pages 2992-3047
Decision Analysis....Pages 3048-3072
Data for Engineering Analysis....Pages 3073-3097
Measuring Consequences in Economic Terms....Pages 3098-3116
Computer Simulation for Fire Risk Analysis....Pages 3117-3136
Engineering Economics....Pages 3137-3157
Fire Risk Indexing....Pages 3158-3182
Risk-Informed Industrial Fire Protection Engineering....Pages 3183-3210
Product Fire Risk Analysis....Pages 3211-3225
Health Care Application of Quantitative Fire Risk Analysis....Pages 3226-3241
The Building Envelope: Fire Spread, Construction Features and Loss Examples....Pages 3242-3282
Wildland Fires....Pages 3283-3302
Fires in Vehicle Tunnels....Pages 3303-3325
Fire Risk Analysis for Nuclear Power Plants....Pages 3326-3369
Fire Risk in Mass Transportation....Pages 3370-3396
Back Matter....Pages 3397-3493