Critical issues and analysis in fire protection and prevention /

"With an estimated 135 000 reported fire incidents occurring each day worldwide (CTIF World Fire Statistics Center, 2020), fire safety is a major societal and safety issue. Fires have an enormous impact on people's lives and wellbeing. They cause massive amounts of air pollution, increase...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cablé, Axel, 1986- (Editor ), Manescau, Brady (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2020]
Colección:Safety and risk in society series.
Temas:
Fire protection engineering.
Fire prevention.
Science du feu (Ingénierie)
Incendies > Prévention.
fire prevention.
Fire prevention
Fire protection engineering
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1
  • Effect of the Level of Insulation of an Enclosure on the Risk of Ignition of Smoke Rich in Unburnt Gases in a Ventilation System: An Experimental Study
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Experimental Set-up
  • Results and Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Biographical Sketch
  • Chapter 2
  • Visibility through Smoke and Its Evaluation for Fire Safety Engineering Design
  • Abstract
  • Nomenclature
  • Greek
  • Subscript
  • Introduction
  • Visibility and Light Beam Transmission in Attenuating Media
  • Visibility
  • Transmission of Light Beam through Absorbing Media
  • Study of Sign Visibility through Smoke
  • Light Ray Transmission of Signs
  • Point Source Emitter
  • Panel Source Emitter
  • Evaluation of Visibility of Signs from Computer Simulation Results
  • Evaluation of Visibility from Evacuee's Perspective
  • Evaluation of Visibility of Standard Object
  • Exit Signs
  • Evaluation of Visibility of Exit Signs Over a Domain
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Biographical Sketch
  • Chapter 3
  • Study of the Fire Behavior of Two Composite Materials: Carbon-Phenolic and Carbon-PEKK
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Experimental Devices
  • Medium Scale Set Up
  • Large Scale Set Up
  • Studied Composite Materials
  • Results and Discussion
  • Evaluation of the Pyrolysis Rate at Medium and Large Scale
  • Thermal Characterization of Compoiste Materials At medium and Large Scale
  • Characterization of Gas Emissions at Medium-Scale
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 4
  • Sustainable Approach for Designing the Synthesis of Polysaccharide Based Bionanocomposites Fire Retardants
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Materials and Methods
  • Materials
  • Synthesis of Starch-g-PNIPAAm Copolymer and (Starch-g-PNIPAAm) /EP BNC
  • Methods of Characterization
  • Study of Properties
  • Results and Discussion
  • FTIR Spectrum Analysis
  • X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) Analysis
  • TEM Analysis
  • Thermogravimetry Analysis
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Fire Retardancy
  • Analysis of Char Residue
  • Oxygen Barrier Property
  • Biodegradation
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Biographical Sketches
  • Chapter 5
  • Fire Protection of Cultural Heritage: Evaluation of an Innovative Vacuum Sprinkler System
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Use of Automatic Fire Protection Systems in Cultural heritage
  • Requirements
  • Potential solution: Vacuum Sprinkler System
  • Material and Methods
  • Case Study
  • Experimental Method
  • Numerical Method
  • Results
  • Grid Sensitivity
  • Experimental Validation
  • Single-Interlock Simulations
  • Double-Interlock Simulations
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Biographical Sketch
  • Chapter 6

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