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Postgraduate Course: Models for Fire Safety (MSc) (PGEE11174)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course explores the practicalities of performance-based design of buildings for fire safety. It focuses on the use of modelling tools in the estimation of performance of fire safety systems. Zone models, Egress models and CFD fire models are introduced to establish modern approaches to fire safety engineering. The models will be applied using a real-life case study.
Course description 1. Introduction to fire models
2. Egress models
3. Design fires for modelling
4. Zone models
5. Deterministic and probability models
6. CFD models (part 1)
7. Site visit
8. CFD models (part 2)
9. Models in fire safety engineering strategy
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate understanding of all the component parts of a modern fire safety engineering strategy
  2. Explain the differences between prescriptive and performance based design methods.
  3. Understand the benefits and limitations of several calculation methods, including use of CFD in fire safety engineering design.
Reading List
"Performance-Based Fire Safety Design" by Morgan Hurley and Eric Rosenbaum, CRC Press, 2015

Drysdale, D. An Introduction to Fire Dynamics, 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2011 (or earlier editions)

CIBSE Guide E "Fire Safety Engineering 2010"
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Richard Carvel
Tel: (0131 6)51 3576
Email:
Course secretaryMiss Margaret Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5565
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