Industrial Fire Protection Engineering

In today′s modern and ever–changing industrial business environment we can no longer presume that industrial firesafety can be achieved through common sense and enforcement of prescriptive codes and standards. The complexities of modern industry require a more effective approach to firesafety. This book describes how fire scenario analyses can be conducted for various types of industrial installations. The analyses involve a combination of test data, loss experience and simplified theoretical modeling. This approach shows how engineers can build fire protection into their products, whether they are dealing with an engineering plant, machine, building or its contents. Covering general considerations that relate to the application of all fire protection engineering, the text also examines specific problem areas such as warehousing, storage of flammable liquids and safety of electrical equipment and computers. Valuable features include: Presentation of the latest research in the field such as the protection of cabling from fire Full international coverage, giving reference to European as well as American codes and standards A variety of up–to–date and international case studies, making this text relevant to the practitioner as well as the academic sector. Written by an international expert in fire protection engineering, this book (based on the successful course run by the author at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA) is essential reading for postgraduates and practitioners in firesafety engineering, academics in the field of fire science, as well as professionals and technical personnel in insurance and loss prevention companies.

Preface. 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.

"...a timely and very significant contribution...will remain a reference for many years...presented in an extremely captivating manner..." (Fire Safety Journal, No. 39, 2004)