- Hardcover: 470 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2nd Edition edition (19 Nov 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0471972908
- ISBN-13: 978-0471972907
- Product Dimensions: 28 x 13 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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An Introduction to Fire Dynamics Second Edition Dougal Drysdale University of Edinburgh, UK Fire Safety Engineering, identified in the original edition as ′a relatively new discipline′, has since grown significantly in stature, as Fire Safety Engineers around the world begin to apply their skills to complex issues that defy solution by the old ′prescriptive′ approach to fire safety. This second edition has the same structure as the first highly successful text, but has been updated with the latest research results. Fire processes are discussed and quantified in terms of the mechanisms of heat transfer and fluid flow. Problems addressed include:
∗ The conditions necessary for ignition and steady burning of combustible materials to occur
∗ How large a fire has to become before fire detectors and sprinkler heads will operate
∗ The circumstances that can lead to flashover in a compartment
This book is unique in that it identifies fire science and fire dynamics and provides the scientific background necessary for the development of fire safety engineering as a professional discipline. It is essential reading for all those involved in this wide ranging field, from Fire Prevention Officers to Consulting Engineers, whether involved in problems of fire risk assessment, fire safety design, or fire investigation. It will also be of considerable interest and value to research scientists working in building design, fire physics and chemistry.
∗ The conditions necessary for ignition and steady burning of combustible materials to occur
∗ How large a fire has to become before fire detectors and sprinkler heads will operate
∗ The circumstances that can lead to flashover in a compartment
This book is unique in that it identifies fire science and fire dynamics and provides the scientific background necessary for the development of fire safety engineering as a professional discipline. It is essential reading for all those involved in this wide ranging field, from Fire Prevention Officers to Consulting Engineers, whether involved in problems of fire risk assessment, fire safety design, or fire investigation. It will also be of considerable interest and value to research scientists working in building design, fire physics and chemistry.
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An Introduction to Fire Dynamics Second Edition Dougal Drysdale University of Edinburgh, UK Fire Safety Engineering, identified in the original edition as ′a relatively new discipline′, has since grown significantly in stature, as Fire Safety Engineers around the world begin to apply their skills to complex issues that defy solution by the old ′prescriptive′ approach to fire safety. This second edition has the same structure as the first highly successful text, but has been updated with the latest research results. Fire processes are discussed and quantified in terms of the mechanisms of heat transfer and fluid flow. Problems addressed include:
∗ The conditions necessary for ignition and steady burning of combustible materials to occur
∗ How large a fire has to become before fire detectors and sprinkler heads will operate
∗ The circumstances that can lead to flashover in a compartment
This book is unique in that it identifies fire science and fire dynamics and provides the scientific background necessary for the development of fire safety engineering as a professional discipline. It is essential reading for all those involved in this wide ranging field, from Fire Prevention Officers to Consulting Engineers, whether involved in problems of fire risk assessment, fire safety design, or fire investigation. It will also be of considerable interest and value to research scientists working in building design, fire physics and chemistry. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
∗ The conditions necessary for ignition and steady burning of combustible materials to occur
∗ How large a fire has to become before fire detectors and sprinkler heads will operate
∗ The circumstances that can lead to flashover in a compartment
This book is unique in that it identifies fire science and fire dynamics and provides the scientific background necessary for the development of fire safety engineering as a professional discipline. It is essential reading for all those involved in this wide ranging field, from Fire Prevention Officers to Consulting Engineers, whether involved in problems of fire risk assessment, fire safety design, or fire investigation. It will also be of considerable interest and value to research scientists working in building design, fire physics and chemistry. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Firstly don't be fooled by the word introduction in the books title, as this text is in fact very comprehensive and very heavy. It is not a book for the general public but has been written for those within the fire safety, engineering, physics or another similar line of work.It is for those who require it, a brilliantly written and very well structured book containing a wealth of facts, tables, diagrams, and well pretty much anything and everything you could possibly want to know about fire safety. As I've mentioned this is not an introduction as such as those new to the field will be totally lost, even myself with solid grounding in chemistry was left lost at times. In summary if you require it, then "An Introduction to Fire Dynamics" is a excellent one stop resource. Its been awarded only four stars based on the slightly misleading title and the fact that it is a topic specific volume and as such it's appeal to the general market is somewhat limited.
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It is good that it covers a huge body of knowledge in one book but i have too say that it seems better as a reference for the practising fire engineer rather than a book for a student. Personally i find it quite hard to understand and feel that the expalantions are only appropriate for someone with decent knowledge of the subject. I prefer engineering books like spon's 'Craig's soil mechanics' and 'Hydraulics in civil and environmental engineering' for their comprehensiveness and accessible style, but i do not know of an equivalent in fire dynamics.
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The Textbook of fire science and fire safety enginering,
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A scientific and technical discipline cannot be said to exist until a textbook on the subject is written providing its pillars, and presenting the fundamentals in such a comprenhensive, clear and enlighted manner that allows application to the real world. Prof Drysale has just done that. His book is the what makes fire science a full discipline.
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