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Undergraduate Course: Fire Science 5 (CIVE11052)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course replaces Fire Investigation and Failure Analysis due to the proposed creation of fire of Engineering Failures 5. This is to avoid the overlap in learning outcomes. The course will cover topics of fire science that were previously covered in FIFA but will not cover the failures aspect. This means that additional content shall be provided as set out in the Syllabus below.
Course description 1. Thermodynamics and chemical kinetics
2. Diffusion flames and flame structure
3. Premixed flames
4. Explosions
5. Burning of droplets
6. Ignition of solids
7. Flame spread on solids
8. Fire emissions
9. Scaling of fires
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesMechanical or Chemical Engineering background
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 22, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Formative Assessment Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 59 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written Exam %: 100%
Practical Exam %: 0
Coursework %: 0
Feedback Office hours, in-class discussions and tutorials.
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Identify the heat transfer and combustion chemistry processes associated with ignition, flame spread and burning;
  2. Formulate solutions to problems of ignition, flame spread and burning using relevant heat transfer and combustion chemistry;
  3. Apply and appraise calculation methods, with appropriate levels of simplification, for problems related to ignition, flame spread and burning;
  4. Critically evaluate the breadth of current research topics in fire science & engineering and limitations in current knowledge.
Reading List
McAllister, Fernandez Pello and Chen, Fundamentals of Combustion Processes.
Quintere, Fundamentals of Fire Phenomena.

Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsCombustion,Fire,Flames
Contacts
Course organiserDr Rory Hadden
Tel: (0131 6)50 5944
Email:
Course secretaryMiss Margaret Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5565
Email:
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