{"product_id":"fundamentals-of-fire-phenomena-hardback-9780470091135","title":"Fundamentals of Fire Phenomena (Hardback) 9780470091135","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFundamentals of Fire Phenomena\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames G. Quintiere (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470091135, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 March 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e464 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.9 x 17.5 x 3 cm, 0.885 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... this is an excellent textbook for teaching or learning Fire dynamics!\" (\u003ci\u003eFire Technology,\u003c\/i\u003e January 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"... an excellent textbook for teaching or learning fire dynamics... comprehensive and useful....\" (\u003ci\u003eFire Technology\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eUnderstanding 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:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers thermochemistry including mixtures and chemical reactions;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces combustion to the fire protection student;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses premixed flames and spontaneous ignition;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents conservation laws for control volumes, including the effects of fire;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the theoretical bases for empirical aspects of the subject of fire;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyses ignition of liquids and the importance of evaporation including heat and mass transfer;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures the stages of fire in compartments, and the role of scale modeling in fire.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFundamentals of Fire Phenomena\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNomenclature xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction to Fire 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Fire in History 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Fire and Science 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Fire Safety and Research in the Twentieth Century 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Outlook for the Future 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Introduction to This Book 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.1 Thermodynamics 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.2 Fluid mechanics 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.3 Heat and mass transfer 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.4 Supportive references 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Thermochemistry 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Chemical Reactions 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Gas Mixture 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Conservation Laws for Systems 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.1 Constant pressure reaction 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2 Heat of combustion 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.3 Adiabatic flame temperature 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Heat of Formation 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Application of Mass and Energy Conservation in Chemical Reactions 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Combustion Products in Fire 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Conservation Laws for Control Volumes 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The Reynolds Transport Theorem 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Relationship between a Control Volume and System Volume 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Conservation of Mass 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Conservation of Mass for a Reacting Species 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Conservation of Momentum 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Conservation of Energy for a Control Volume 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Premixed Flames 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Reaction Rate 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Autoignition 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Piloted Ignition 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Flame Speed, \u003ci\u003eS\u003csub\u003eu\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.1 Measurement techniques 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2 Approximate theory 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.3 Fuel lean results 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.4 Heat loss effects and extinction 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Quenching Diameter 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Flammability Limits 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Empirical Relationships for the Lower Flammability Limit 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 A Quantitative Analysis of Ignition, Propagation and Extinction 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9.1 Autoignition calculations 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9.2 Piloted ignition calculations 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9.3 Flame propagation and extinction calculations 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9.4 Quenching diameter calculations 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Spontaneous Ignition 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Theory of Spontaneous Ignition 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Experimental Methods 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Time for Spontaneous Ignition 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Ignition of Liquids 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Flashpoint 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Dynamics of Evaporation 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Clausius–Clapeyron Equation 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Evaporation Rates 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Ignition of Solids 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Estimate of Ignition Time Components 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 Chemical time 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2 Mixing time 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.3 Pyrolysis 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Pure Conduction Model for Ignition 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Heat Flux in Fire 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4.1 Typical heat flux levels 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4.2 Radiation properties of surfaces in fire 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4.3 Convective heating in fire 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4.4 Flame radiation 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4.5 Heat flux measurements 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4.6 Heat flux boundary conditions 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Ignition in Thermally Thin Solids 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.1 Criterion for thermally thin 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.2 Thin theory 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.3 Measurements for thin materials 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Ignition of a Thermally Thick Solid 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6.1 Thick theory 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6.2 Measurements for thick materials 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6.3 Autoignition and surface ignition 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Ignition Properties of Common Materials 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Fire Spread on Surfaces and Through Solid Media 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Surface Flame Spread – The Thermally Thin Case 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Transient Effects 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Surface Flame Spread for a Thermally Thick Solid 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Experimental Considerations for Solid Surface Spread 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5.1 Opposed flow 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5.2 Wind-aided 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Some Fundamental Results for Surface Spread 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Examples of Other Flame Spread Conditions 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7.1 Orientation effects 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7.2 Porous media 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7.3 Liquid flame spread 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7.4 Fire spread through a dwelling 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Burning Rate 227\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Diffusive Burning of Liquid Fuels 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.1 Stagnant layer 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.2 Stagnant layer solution 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.3 Burning rate – an eigenvalue 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Diffusion Flame Variables 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3.1 Concentrations and mixture fractions 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3.2 Flame temperature and location 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Convective Burning for Specific Flow Conditions 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Radiation Effects on Burning 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Property Values for Burning Rate Calculations 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Suppression and Extinction of Burning 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7.1 Chemical and physical factors 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7.2 Suppression by water and diluents 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 The Burning Rate of Complex Materials 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Control Volume Alternative to the Theory of Diffusive Burning 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9.1 Condensed phase 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9.2 Gas phase 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10 General Considerations for Extinction Based on Kinetics 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10.1 A demonstration of the similarity of extinction in premixed and diffusion flames 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.11 Applications to Extinction for Diffusive Burning 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Fire Plumes 297\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Buoyant Plumes 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.1 Governing equations 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.2 Plume characteristic scales 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.3 Solutions 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Combusting Plumes 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Finite Real Fire Effects 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.1 Turbulent axial flame temperatures 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.2 Plume temperatures 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.3 Entrainment rate 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.4 Flame height 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.5 Jet flames 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.6 Flame heights for other geometries 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Transient Aspects of Fire Plumes 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5.1 Starting plume 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5.2 Fireball or thermal 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Compartment Fires 339\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1.1 Scope 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1.2 Phases of fires in enclosures 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Fluid Dynamics 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.1 General flow pattern 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.2 Vent flows 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Heat Transfer 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.1 Convection 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.2 Conduction 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.3 Radiation 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.4 Overall wall heat transfer 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.5 Radiation loss from the vent 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Fuel Behavior 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.1 Thermal effects 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.2 Ventilation effects 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.3 Energy release rate (firepower) 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Zone Modeling and Conservation Equations 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5.1 Conservation relationships 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5.2 Dimensionless factors in a solution 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Correlations 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6.1 Developing fires 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6.2 Fully developed fires 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Semenov Diagrams, Flashover and Instabilities 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7.1 Fixed area fire 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7.2 Second item ignition 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7.3 Spreading fires 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Scaling and Dimensionless Groups 377\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Approaches for Establishing Dimensionless Groups 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.1 Buckingham pi method 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.2 Partial differential equation (PDE) method 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.3 Dimensional analysis 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Dimensionless Groups from the Conservation Equations 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.1 Conservation of mass 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.2 Conservation of momentum 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.3 Energy equation 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.4 Heat losses 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.5 Mass flows 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.6 Liquid droplets 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.7 Chemical species 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.8 Heat flux and inconsistencies 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.9 Summary 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Examples of Specific Correlations 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.1 Plume interactions with a ceiling 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.2 Smoke filling in a leaky compartment 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.3 Burning rate 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.4 Compartment fire temperature 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.5 Effect of water sprays on fire 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Scale Modeling 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5.1 Froude modeling 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5.2 Analog scaling methods 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlammability Properties 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchibald Tewarson\u003c\/i\u003e 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 435\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Civil engineering, surveying \u0026amp; building [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Civil engineering, surveying \u0026amp; building\" 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