Mechanism of Fires: Chemistry and Physical Aspects

By Vasudevan Raghavan and Ali S. Rangwala

Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Basic Considerations

1.1. Classification of fire sources

1.2. Properties of combustible materials

1.3. Definitions related to fires

1.4. Flammability tests

1.5. Non-dimensional numbers for fires

Review Questions

References

2. Review of Thermodynamics and Mass Transfer for Fires

2.1. Stoichiometry

2.2. Heat Calculations

2.3. Flame Temperature

2.4. Notes on Transport Processes in Fire

Review Questions

References

3. Diffusion and Premixed Flames Related to Fires

3.1. Physical aspects

3.2. Important attributes and their occurrence in fire

3.3. Structures of homogeneous and heterogeneous diffusion flames

3.4. Structure of premixed flames

3.5. Dynamics of large fires

3.6. Soot production in diffusion flames

3.7. Soot production in premixed flames

Case studies

Review Questions

References

4. Burning of Liquids

4.1. Evaporation

4.2. Ignition

4.3. Flame spread over liquid fuel surfaces

4.4. Mass burning rate

Case studies

Review Questions

References

5. Burning of Solids

5.1. Pyrolysis

5.2. Ignition

5.3. Flame spread over solid fuel surfaces

5.4. Mass burning rate

Case studies

Review Questions

References

6. Properties of Fire Plumes

6.1. Characteristics of fire plumes

6.2. Theoretical analysis of idealized fire plumes

6.3. Air entrainment rate

6.4. Plume interaction with ceiling

Case studies

Review Questions

References

7. Compartment Fires

7.1. Pre flash over

7.2. Post flash over

7.3. Zone modeling and Field Modeling

7.4. Implementation of CFD fire model

Case studies

Review Questions

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030754979
• ISBN13: 9783030754976
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"