Author : James G. Quintiere
Release : 2016-09-15
Genre : Law
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 649/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Principles of Fire Behavior by : James G. Quintiere
Download or read book Principles of Fire Behavior written by James G. Quintiere. This book was released on 2016-09-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.