ABSTRACT

The increasing complexity of technological solutions to both fire safety design issues and fire safety regulations demand higher levels of training and continuing education for fire protection engineers. Historical precedents on how to deal with fire hazards in new or unusual buildings are seldom available, and new performance-based building codes

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|22 pages

Energy Release Rates

chapter 4|34 pages

Fire Plumes and Flame Heights

chapter 7|40 pages

Heat Transfer in Compartment Fires

chapter 8|46 pages

Conservation Equations and Smoke Filling

chapter 9|28 pages

Combustion Products

chapter 10|24 pages

Computer Modeling of Enclosure Fires