EM 4112 - Fire Dynamics

Institution:

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Subject:

Description:

This class will provide fundamental information relating to the history of the fi re service including formation, organization and operation of a fi re prevention bureau. The course will include the recognition of hazards, their corrections and the relationship of prevention measures to built-in fi re protection systems. Students will utilize given formulas to determine adequate water supplies for required fi re fl ows and property preplans. Codes and standards will be discussed and used to help understand their relations to the behavior of fi re. Topics of fi re behavior will include combustion, chemistry, fl ames, transmission, burning, and ignition. The latter part of the course will touch on explosions including detonation, defl agration, vapor clouds, and BLEVE's. Prerequisite: None STCW: None

Credits:

0.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.maritime.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 830-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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