Fire Technology Modelling

Unit code: VQB5751 | Study level: Postgraduate
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
City Campus
VQB5612 - Scientific Principles for Fire Professionals
VQB5641 - Fire Safety Systems Design
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Overview
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Overview

The unit provides students with an understanding on the details of combustion process, flame characteristics, fire behaviour of materials, fire retardants and various test methods. It also covers, modelling of decomposition and combustion of fuels in various forms and associated heat transfer mechanisms during pre and post flashover stages. Details of two-zone models and computational fluid dynamics models (including underlying physics and numerical scheme); and model validation are an integral part of this unit.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Analyse chemical decomposition, with the pyrolysis of solids and evaporation of liquid fuels, and combustion
  2. Evaluate fire properties of building materials and contents
  3. Compute advanced heat transfer, fluid dynamics and fire dynamics
  4. Evaluate a number of commonly used modelling tools for fire and smoke growth and propagation.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Exercise
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Grade: 25%
Fire dynamics (1500 words)
Assessment type: Assignment
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Grade: 25%
Combustion chemistry and toxicity (1500 words)
Assessment type: Report
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Grade: 50%
Field and zone modelling (2500 words)

Required reading

In addition to required texts, a very comprehensive set of course notes will be available that cover most topics. These notes will contain further references and reading material.

An Introduction to Fire Dynamics
Drysdale, D., (2010)| John Wiley and Sons, London
International Fire Engineering Guidelines
Australian Building Codes Board (2005)| Australian Building Codes Board

As part of a course

This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.

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