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Principles of Fire Behavior
James G. Quintiere
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Description for Principles of Fire Behavior
Hardback. Num Pages: 437 pages, 212 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, 43 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKSW2; TNKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 972.
This text covers the four forms of fire: diffusion flames, smoldering, spontaneous combustion, and premixed flames. Using a quantitative approach, the text introduces the scientific principles of fire behavior, with coverage of heat transfer, ignition, flame spread, fire plumes, and heat flux as a damage variable. Cases, examples, problems, selected color illustrations and review of mathematics help students in fire safety and investigation understand fire from a scientific point of view.
This text covers the four forms of fire: diffusion flames, smoldering, spontaneous combustion, and premixed flames. Using a quantitative approach, the text introduces the scientific principles of fire behavior, with coverage of heat transfer, ignition, flame spread, fire plumes, and heat flux as a damage variable. Cases, examples, problems, selected color illustrations and review of mathematics help students in fire safety and investigation understand fire from a scientific point of view.
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
413
Place of Publication
Portland, United States
ISBN
9781498735629
SKU
V9781498735629
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About James G. Quintiere
Dr. James Quintiere received his PhD from New York University in 1970, and is currently Professor Emeritus, Department of Fire Protection, at the University of Maryland in College Park. He has over thirty years of experience in fire research and teaching, and has written the popular textbook PRINCIPLES OF FIRE BEHAVIOR, and co-authored ENCLOSURE FIRE DYNAMICS with Bjorn Karlsson. He ... Read more
Reviews for Principles of Fire Behavior
Principles of Fire Behavior is, by far, the best text on the subject for my students. While the material is difficult, my students complete the course having gained a deep, quantitative understanding of fire dynamics. They have the ability to communicate in the language of fire with other fire protection professionals - something that many of them would ... Read more