Analysis of application and theory of fire suppression systems. The key elements of fire suppression systems will be discussed along with how they interact for effective fire suppression design. Physical mechanisms for a variety of fire suppression ... approaches will be discussed including hose streams, sprinklers, water mist, foam, clean agents, and chemical agents.

Introduction to premixed and diffusion flames; ignition, flame spread and rate of burning; fire plumes; flame radiation. ...
Prerequisite: ENFP312. Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Fire Protection Engineering department.

An introduction to the elements of enclosure fires through the development of fire modeling algorithms and the application of computer-based fire modeling techniques. Numerical techniques, including curve-fitting, root-finding, integration ... and the solution of ordinary differential equations, are developed in the context of enclosure fire modeling applications. Math software packages, including primarily spreadsheet programs, are used to address and solve a variety of enclosure fire problems.
Prerequisite: ENES232 and ENFP300. Restriction: Must be in Engineering: Fire Protection program; and Senior standing; and permission of ENGR-Fire Protection Engineering department.

An introduction to computer-based fire modeling: zone modeling and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); documentation of input data, validation and verification tests.

The basic concepts of life safety, water-based fire protection systems, building construction, codes and standards along with tenability, fire behavior, and human behavior are introduced along with traditional and performance-based approaches ... for analyzing human response to fire. Students learn to analyze the egress systems and design basic water-based fire suppression systems.

Fractional effective dose (FED) methods for predicting time to incapacitation and death of fires for use in fire safety engineering calculations. Physiology and toxicology of fire effluent components, decomposition chemistry of common materials, ... standard experimental approaches. Predictive models of material production rates. People movement characteristics related to building evacuation. Formulation and application of evacuation models. Human behavior factors affecting response of people to fire situations. Textbook: Philip DiNenno (Editor-in-Chief), The SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering (4th edition), National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA, 2008
Prerequisite: Permission of ENGR-Fire Protection Engineering department.

Laboratory experiments are designed to illustrate fire phenomena and test theoretical models. Diffusion flames, ignition and flame spread on solids, liquid pool fires, wood crib fires, fire plumes, compartment fires. ...
One hour of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Recommended: ENFP415.

Analysis procedures for structural components of wood, steel, concrete, composites. Structural capabilities, modifications under fire induced exposures. Calculations, computer models for predicting fire resistance ratings of structural components. ...
Prerequisite: ENFP405 and ENFP312.

Analysis of hazard smoke. Response analysis of smoke detectors based on characteristics of detectors and properties of smoke. Performance characteristics and limitations of smoke management systems. Capabilities and limitations of analytical ... design aids.

Introduction to the science and technology of polymeric materials. Standard methods for assessment of fire hazards associated with these materials are reviewed. Fundamental mechanisms defining polymer combustion in various scenarios are elucidated.

Fractional effective dose (FED) methods for predicting time to incapacitation and death of fires for use in fire safety engineering calculations. Physiology and toxicology of fire effluent components, decomposition chemistry of common materials, ... standard experimental approaches. Predictive models of material production rates. People movement characteristics related to building evacuation. Formulation and application of evacuation models. Human behavior factors affecting response of people to fire situations. Textbook: Philip DiNenno (Editor-in-Chief), The SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering (4th edition), National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA, 2008
Prerequisite: Permission of ENGR-Fire Protection Engineering department.

Validity, utility, reliability of current computer models. Applications of models in risk assessment, underwriting, loss prediction, hazard analysis. Development and validation of specific application models. ...
Prerequisite: Permission of ENGR-Fire Protection Engineering department.

A review of the basic chemistry and physics necessary to understanding fire dynamics; and of the physics of heat transfer and turbulent fluid flow will be given. The nature and structure of premixed and diffusion flames will be presented. ...
Credit only granted for: ENFP629A or ENFP651. Formerly: ENFP629A.

This on-line course offers a comprehensive review of experimental techniques to assess fire performance characteristics of materials, products and assemblies. ...
Credit only granted for: ENFP629B or ENFP652. Formerly: ENFP629B.

Issues related to the suppression of fires and the design of fire suppression systems. Theoretical aspects of fire suppression and extinction are considered to provide the foundation for the practical design of different types of fire suppression ... systems. Focus on water-based and "clean agent" fire suppression systems, with emphasis on high challenge and special hazard applications. Systems using other agents are introduced, but are not addressed in detail.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Fire Protection Engineering department. Credit only granted for: ENFP629C or ENFP653. Formerly: ENFP629C.

This course is designed to introduce the student to smoke control needs, design approaches and analytical methods. Students should develop an understanding of the performance characteristics and limitations of smoke control systems and the ... capabilities and limitations of analytical design aids. This course gives students an opportunity to integrate a broad range of information from previous courses with material from this course, such as fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and fire dynamics, and fire modeling. Students will review data from past experimental programs and apply computer model(s).
Prerequisite: ENFP300.

This on-line course addresses the forensic analysis of structural fire incidents in terms of enclosure fire dynamics and the impact of fire safety subsystems used to prevent or mitigate the consequences of fire. These subsystems include: ... ignition prevention, material flammability and flame spread, fire detection and alarm, fire suppression, smoke movement and management, structural fire protection and egress systems. Failures in these subsystems are addressed in terms of differences between expected and observed performance.
Credit only granted for: ENFP629D or ENFP661. Formerly: ENFP629D.

This on-line course demonstrates how fire science can be used to solve fire protection problems in the built environment and will provide an understanding of their performance-based design process, deterministic and risk-based analysis techniques, ... development of design fire scenarios, trial design development and analysis, and building lifecycle management.
Credit only granted for: ENFP629E or ENFP662. Formerly: ENFP629E.

This on-line course addresses the fundamentals of fire risk modeling from both theoretical and applied perspectives. ...
Credit only granted for: ENFP629R or ENFP663. Formerly: ENFP629R.

This class is designed to introduce students to the basics of process safety with a focus on the methods and techniques that may be utilized when evaluating the existing or proposed safety protection solutions in industrial facilities. An emphasis ... is placed on properly identifying the hazards that are present, the risk exposure, and how best to address the risk. The foundation is laid by presenting the necessary background information on industrial processes and integrating this information with applicable fire/explosion safety science.
Prerequisite: permission of department.