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.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
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.
This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.