 Industrial Fire Protection Engineering
ISBN: 978-0-471-49677-9
Hardcover
400 pages
May 2003
US $140.00
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1. Introduction and Perspective.
Engineering Approach to Industrial Fire Protection
Statistical Overview of Industrial Fires and Explosions
Historical Industrial Fires and Explosions
2. Plant Siting and Layout.
Fire Protection Siting Considerations
Plant Layout for Fire Protection
3. Fire Resistant Construction.
Fire Resistant Construction Materials
Fire Resistance Calculations
Fire Resistance Testing
Fire Walls
Fire Doors
Insulated Metal Deck Roofing
Water Spray Protection of Exposed Structures
4. Smoke Isolation and Venting.
Isolation and Halon Suppression within Ventilated Equipment
Isolation within Rooms - Buiding Smoke Control
Heat and Smoke Venting
Heat and Smoke Vents in Sprinklered Buildings
5. Warehouse Storage.
Warehouse Fire Losses
Storage Configurations
Storage Height Effects
Commodity Effects
Sprinkler Flow Rate Requirements
Modelling of Sprinklered Warehouse Fires
Cold Storage Wa rehouse Fire Protection
6. Storage of Special Commodities and Bulk Materials.
Roll Paper
Nonwoven Roll Goods
Tire Storage
Aerosol Products
Solid Oxidizers
Bulk Storage
7. Flammable Liquids Ignitability and Extinguishability.
Incident Data
Ignitability Temperatures
Electrostatic Ignitability
Pool and Spill Fire Heat Release Rates
Spray Fires
Water Spray Extinguishment
Foam Extinguishment
Dry Chemical and Twin Agent Extinguishment
Carbon Dioxide Suppression
Halon Replacement Suppression Agents
8. Flammable Liquid Storage.
Storage Tanks
Drum Storage
Flammable Liquids in Small Containers
9. Electrical Cables and Equipment.
Electrical Cables: Generic Description
Cable Fire Incidents
Cable Flammability Tests and Classifications
Vertical Cable Tray Fire Test Data
Horizontal Cable Tray Fire Test Data
Cable Fire Suppression Tests
Passive Protection: Coating and Wraps
Protection Guidelines and Practices
Electronic Equipemnt Flammability and Vulnerability
Transformer Fire Protection
Appendix A: Flame Radiation Review.
Appendix B: Historic Industrial Fires.
Appendix C: Blast Waves.
Index.
