Advanced Systems of Active Protection

Recommended Prerequisites

2^ndcycle.

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods of lessons aim at the global learning of the course. These lessons are taught based on presentations and literature-based, using audiovisual means. At the end of each subject that constitute de programme of the course a synthesis will be made and some application problems will be proposed.

Learning Outcomes

The fire safety in buildings is achieved at the expense of passive and active fire protection measures, focusing this course on the last one. The passive fire protection means are increasingly more advanced but also more complexes. The main objective of this course is to provide knowledge to students who wish to develop their PhD Thesis in the field of the modeling of active fire protection systems, particularly automatic fire detection systems, extinguishing and smoke control (natural and mechanical).

In addition to detection and extinction theories and smoke movement, will also be presented several algorithms related to the modeling of effects of those fire protection means. Modeling the interaction between fire phenomena and active fire protection means is also another objective of this course.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1    Characterization of Automatic Fire Detection Systems
2    Design of Automatic Fire Detection Systems
3    Modeling the Response of Automatic Fire Detection Systems
4    Characterization of Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems
5    Design of Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems
6    Modeling the Action of Fire Extinguishing Systems
7    Characteristics of Smoke Control  Mechanical Systems
8    Optical Characteristics of Smoke
9    Balance Equations for Smoke Particles
10    Design of Smoke Control Systems
11    Computational Models of Smoke Movement Evolution

Head Lecturer(s)

Lino José Forte Marques

Assessment Methods

Continuous
Final report worth: 100.0%

Bibliography

Fleming, R. P. – Theory of Automatic Sprinkler Performance.  Fire Protection Handbook. ed. A. E. Cote, 17^th ed., Chapter 5-10.  NFPA, Quincy, MA, USA, 1991.

Friedman, R. – Theory of Fire extinguishment.  Fire Protection Handbook, ed. A. E. Cote, 17^th Edition, Ch. 1-6.  NFPA, Quincy, MA, USA, 1991.

Drysdale, D. – An Introduction to Fire Dynamics. John Wiley, Chichester, UK, 1985.

Klote, J. H.; Nelson, H. E. – Smoke Movement in Buildings.  Fire Protection Handbook, ed. A. E. Cote, 17th ed., Chapter 6-7.  NFPA, Quincy, MA, USA, 1991.

Bryan, J. L. – Behavioural Response to Fire and Smoke.  The SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering. NFPA, Quincy, Massachusetts, Section 1, Chapter 16, p. 269-285, 1988.

Fire Retardant Chemicals Association – Heat Release, Product Development, Combustion, Corrosivity. Fire Retardant Chemicals Association, USA, 1990.