PRINCIPLES OF FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING: UNDERSTANDING FIRE AND FIRE PROTECTION

by AKHIL KUMAR DAS

Overview

Fire Safety is the science of fire and the means of protection against it. Being multidisciplinary in nature, the subject is closely related to chemical engineering, building services, electrical, electronics, structural and civil engineering and industrial engineering.There is a dearth of books on this subject, and therefore, the author aims to provide readers with a lucidly written, comprehensive text explaining the fundamentals of the fire process and means of protection.Comprising eleven chapters, this well-illustrated book with data tables begins with the introduction of the subject and then proceeds to explain fire process, its chemistry, heat and temperature in fire, hydraulics, active and passive fire protection systems, risk management and insurance, and finally investigations and reconstructions of fire incidents. The book appends useful information on fire safety including cases to explain the causes of fire, Indian Standards on fire safety, explosion and properties of some flammable materials.Fire safety engineering students and professionals will find this book of immense use to them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788120350380
Publisher:	PHI Learning
Publication date:	09/02/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Akhil Kumar Das obtained BTech (ChE) from IIT Delhi and MS (Fire Protection Engg.) from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA. He is the first Indian to hold the latter degree and among the first three graduates of the programme. Currently, he is Visiting Professor at University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, Consultant Professor at NETES Institute of Technology and Science (NITS), Guwahati and a practising consultant. He served as Head of Fire Safety Engineering & Management, International College of Engineering & Management, Muscat, Oman. He has vast industry experience as Chief Manager, Safety & Environment, Bongaigaon Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd., Senior Engineer, HSE Technical Support, KNPC, Kuwait, and in Assam Oil Company and Indian Oil Corporation.Mr. Das has promoted fire and explosion awareness extensively through training, consulting, and development of training modules. He has published articles and investigation reports in Indian and international journals and presented conference papers at the American Petroleum Institute, American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the International Fire Protection Engineering Institute. He has been Chief Safety Officer and Management Representative for EMS ISO 14001 and a third party Auditor of OISD. A Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) and Senior Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Member of the Salamander Fire Protection Engineering Honorary Society, USA, he has also been Fellow of The Institution of Fire Engineers, UK.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Introduction2. The Fire Process3. Chemistry of Fire 4. Heat Transfer in Fires 5. Hydraulics, Pumps and Primers 6. Fire Science for the Built Environment7. Fire Detectors and Alarms 8. Fire Extinguishers 9. Fixed Fire Protection Systems10. Risk Management and Fire Insurance 11. Investigating Fire IncidentsAppendices1 Explosions Explained2 Remembered for the Wrong Reasons3 Indian Statutes/Standards Related to Fire Safety4 Fire Properties of Some Flammable MaterialsSuggested Further Reading • Index