Fire Dynamics, 2nd edition

Published by Pearson (May 27, 2016) © 2017

  • Gregory E. Gorbett
  • James L. Pharr
  • Scott Rockwell

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  • Meets the updated FESHE guidelines  for Fire Behavior and Combustion, Fire Dynamics, and NFPA 1033-Standard Professional Qualifications for the Fire Investigator
  • Offers a more comprehensive approach to fire dynamics and chemistry with a blend of introductory, intermediate, and advanced Fire Dynamics course material
  • Integrates real-world practical experiences as well as theoretically-based research in a highly-readable format that is comprehensible to a wide audience
  • Contains Math, Chemistry, and Physics Reviews to acclimate the reader to fire dynamics
  • Engages visual learners and makes locating information even easier with a new design. Improvements include:
    • NEW: Numbered headings that make it faster to follow the instructor
    • UPDATED: More text boxes to reinforce text material
    • UPDATED: More definitions placed alongside the text for quick reference
    • NEW: New photos and illustrations to increase concept comprehension
    • NEW: A new header, Quantitative Questions, to identify advanced difficulty questions in the Chapter Review Section
  • Reinforces learning and retention with Introductions, Key Terms, and End-of-Chapter Review Questions used throughout
Chapter-by-chapter changes include:
  • UPDATED: Chapter 1, “Introduction”: Tables have been redesigned to make information easier to read. Tables have been updated to include more recent data on fire losses in the United States and Canada, fire deaths and injuries, and fire fighter fatalities. New photos have also been added.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 2, “Fire Basics”: This chapter begins with an expanded definition of fire in order to better orient the reader. New information on Fire Hazards Related to the U.S. Department of Transportation Hazard Classification System, Heat and Temperature, and Energy, Work, and Thermodynamics have been added.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 3, “Math Review for Basic Fire Science Applications”: Sections on Flux, Conversion between Units, and Scaling Images have been added. Several new photos have been added to assist in understanding fire behavior.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 4, “Fires from Gas Phase Fuels”: This chapter has been renamed and refocused on gas phase fuels. New items included in this chapter are an expanded General Chemistry Concepts section. The section on Smoke in this chapter has also been expanded. Information on gas phase fuels has been centralized in this chapter.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 5, “Fires from Liquid Phase Fuels”: New photos have been added to enhance the understanding of aerosol vs spray, wicking and pool fire, frothing and slopover. A new definition of frothing and slopover as well as expanded information is provided.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 6, “Fires from Solid Phase Fuels”: Flame Spread has been consolidated and moved to this chapter to enhance the flow of the material. There is a new section on potential toxicity of flame retardants.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 7, “Heat Release Rate”: This chapter has been reviewed and reorganized to maximize the reader’s experience.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 8, “Ignition”: Heat transfer material has been incorporated into Chapter 8 to centralize vital information and create a better flow for the reader’s benefit.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 9, “Enclosure Fire Basics": A new section titled Reaching the LFL within a Compartment has been included in this chapter.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 10, “Extinguishment”: Environmental Concern for Foam Use is a new section to this edition as is Removal of Oxygen. Expanded information has been provided for Cooling Effect of Inert Gas. There is in depth discussion of how water effects and extinguishes fire.
  • NEW: Chapter 11, “Explosions”: This new chapter provides an introduction to explosions and how they behave. Topics include types of explosion, common fuel gases, boiling liquid expanding vapor explosions (BLEVE), unconfined vapor cloud explosion (UVCE), fire and explosion dangers in concentrated dust environments, blast effects and overpressure effects, and TNT equivalency.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 12, “Introduction to Fire Modeling”: In addition to the numerous types of fire modeling previously presented, there is a new section on spreadsheet models.

  • Engages visual learners and makes locating information even easier with a new design. Improvements include:
    • Numbered headings that make it faster to follow the instructor
    • UPDATED: More text boxes to reinforce text material
    • UPDATED: More definitions placed alongside the text for quick reference
    • New photos and illustrations to increase concept comprehension
    • A new header, Quantitative Questions, to identify advanced difficulty questions in the Chapter Review Section
Chapter-by-chapter changes include:
  • UPDATED: Chapter 1, “Introduction”: Tables have been redesigned to make information easier to read. Tables have been updated to include more recent data on fire losses in the United States and Canada, fire deaths and injuries, and fire fighter fatalities. New photos have also been added.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 2, “Fire Basics”: This chapter begins with an expanded definition of fire in order to better orient the reader. New information on Fire Hazards Related to the U.S. Department of Transportation Hazard Classification System, Heat and Temperature, and Energy, Work, and Thermodynamics have been added.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 3, “Math Review for Basic Fire Science Applications”: Sections on Flux, Conversion between Units, and Scaling Images have been added. Several new photos have been added to assist in understanding fire behavior.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 4, “Fires from Gas Phase Fuels”: This chapter has been renamed and refocused on gas phase fuels. New items included in this chapter are an expanded General Chemistry Concepts section. The section on Smoke in this chapter has also been expanded. Information on gas phase fuels has been centralized in this chapter.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 5, “Fires from Liquid Phase Fuels”: New photos have been added to enhance the understanding of aerosol vs spray, wicking and pool fire, frothing and slopover. A new definition of frothing and slopover as well as expanded information is provided.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 6, “Fires from Solid Phase Fuels”: Flame Spread has been consolidated and moved to this chapter to enhance the flow of the material. There is a new section on potential toxicity of flame retardants.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 7, “Heat Release Rate”: This chapter has been reviewed and reorganized to maximize the reader’s experience.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 8, “Ignition”: Heat transfer material has been incorporated into Chapter 8 to centralize vital information and create a better flow for the reader’s benefit.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 9, “Enclosure Fire Basics": A new section titled Reaching the LFL within a Compartment has been included in this chapter.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 10, “Extinguishment”: Environmental Concern for Foam Use is a new section to this edition as is Removal of Oxygen. Expanded information has been provided for Cooling Effect of Inert Gas. There is in depth discussion of how water effects and extinguishes fire.
  • Chapter 11, “Explosions”: This new chapter provides an introduction to explosions and how they behave. Topics include types of explosion, common fuel gases, boiling liquid expanding vapor explosions (BLEVE), unconfined vapor cloud explosion (UVCE), fire and explosion dangers in concentrated dust environments, blast effects and overpressure effects, and TNT equivalency.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 12, “Introduction to Fire Modeling”: In addition to the numerous types of fire modeling previously presented, there is a new section on spreadsheet models.

Preface xv
New to This Edition xvii
Acknowledgments xix
About the Authors xxiii
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Introduction to Fire 1
1.2 Changes That Affect Fire Dangers 4
1.3 Fire Dynamics: The Link to Collaborative Fire Protection 7
1.3.1 Fire Suppression Personnel 8
1.3.2 Fire Protection Engineering and Code Enforcement Personnel 8
Greg Gorbett is an Associate Professor in the Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology Program at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky. He currently serves as a director for the National Association of Fire Investigators, as a co-chair for the Fire and Arson Investigator journal of the International Association of Arson Investigators, and as the executive secretary of the Crime Scene/Death Investigation Scientific Area Committee’s (SAC’s) Fire and Explosion Investigation Subcommittee within the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). For the past fourteen years, he has worked as a fire and explosion expert with John A. Kennedy and Associates, Madison County Fire Investigation Task Force, and runs his own consulting firm. Professor Gorbett holds two BS degrees, one in Fire Science, and the other in Forensic Science. He also holds two MS degrees, one in Executive Fire Service Leadership, and the other in Fire Protection Engineering. He also holds a PhD in Fire Protection Engineering. Additionally, he is a certified fire and explosion investigator (CFEI), a certified fire investigator (IAAI-CFI), a certified fire protection specialist (CFPS), a certified vehicle fire investigator (CVFI), and a certified fire investigation instructor (CFII).
James L. Pharr is currently assistant professor in fire and safety engineering technology at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU). Professor Pharr specializes in fire dynamics, building and life safety, supervision, emergency scene operations, and hazardous materials response. Pharr received an AS in fire science technology from Rowan Technical Institute and a BS in fire and safety engineering technology from the School of Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati. Pharr holds an MS in executive fire service leadership from Grand Canyon University. Professor Pharr has also completed the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where he is an adjunct instructor. Prior to joining EKU, Pharr was the emergency management director and fire marshal in Gaston County, North Carolina. Pharr is a member of the International Association of Arson Investigators and the International Association of Fire Chiefs. Pharr has published a number of journal articles and research papers.
Scott R. Rockwell is an assistant professor at Eastern Kentucky University, where he teaches classes on fire behavior and combustion and fire dynamics along with conducting research and supervising graduate student thesis projects. He has earned a BS degree in Aerospace Engineering along with a MS and PhD in Fire Protection Engineering. Additionally, he is a certified fire and explosion investigator (CFEI) and a certified fire investigation instructor (CFII) through the National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI). His current research includes active learning teaching techniques that minimize the student’s cognitive load, use of digital media in fire science education, alternative flame extinguishing techniques, radiation from dust flash fires, and investigations into the scaling of fire whirls. Among others, he has served on the Society of Fire Protection Engineering (SFPE) Educational Committee and the Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS) Education Subcommittee. He also operates a website to provide freely available fire science educational material called www.firesciencetools.com.

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