SF3013 Fire Prevention and Protection Measures Syllabus:
SF3013 Fire Prevention and Protection Measures Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Study about the Planning and Construction of the building.
2. Learn about the strategic points and selection of fire extinguishing device.
3. Focus on Special safety protection equipment and Explosion detection.
4. Design and analysis of especially smoke movement and control.
5. Understand the Portable extinguishers and fire fighting systems in industrial fire protection systems.
UNIT I GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION MEASURES
Planning and Construction of the building: Site planning considering the nature of the plant, building, equipment and process from the stand point of safety and fire protection, where corrosive, poisonous, explosive and easily combustible materials are handled and processed. Type of construction fire wall, barricades etc. Fire separation, fire steps, segregation, isolation.
UNIT II INTERNAL PLANNING AND COMBUSTION OF PLANTS AND BUILDINGS
Layout of hazardous pipe lines, vessels and equipment, planning of strategic points and selection of fire extinguishing device, Automatic, fire doors, fire, doors, wire glass windows, fire walls, parapeted to prevent spread of fire through roofs, vertical cut offs, Exits, guard & guarding, floor platforms, path roadways, stairs ventilation. Protection and devices for fire due to lightening.
UNIT III FIRE PROTECTION ARRANGEMENT
Fire appliances: Fire warning system (Manual & Automatic) fixed fire-fighting installations: Foam system; Gas/vapor system; Dry powder system; Special safety protection equipment-Explosion detection, venting and suppression system, Inergen clean agent system and F.M. 200. Different Extinguishing properties & application like water, foam, carbon die oxide, dry chemical powder, halogenated agent and halon alternatives. Lighting: lighting arrangement and minimum light require in domestic, commercial, industrial and public assembly occupancies etc. Emergency lighting system
UNIT IV SAFETY AND FIRE PROTECTION ORGANIZATION
House-keeping and management; Plant fire brigade and fire fitting facilities, petrol, systems. Detailed analysis of fire case studies: especially those fires were large number of people have been involved. Interaction and relative value of the components of escape route design, especially smoke movement and control.
UNIT V INDUSTRIAL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
Sprinkler-hydrants-stand pipes – special fire suppression systems like deluge and emulsifier, selectioncriteria of the above installations, reliability, maintenance, evaluation and standards – alarm anddetection systems. Other suppression systems – CO2 system, foam system, dry chemical powder(DCP) system, halon system – need for halon replacement – smoke venting. Portable extinguishers –flammable liquids – tank farms – indices of inflammability-fire fighting systems.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSEOUTCOMES:
Students able to:
CO1:Understand the Fire separation, fire steps, segregation of different types of fire.
CO2:Identify the effect of the product of combustion and their characteristics.
CO3:Understand the basic concepts of fire as a chemical reaction, the major phases of fire, and the main factors that influence fire spread and fire behavior.
CO4:Identify the types of common fire department apparatus, equipment, and personal safety equipment used for fire fighting.
CO5:Know the detail about special fire suppression systems like deluge and emulsifier.
TEXT BOOKS
1. J.J. Williams – “General fire hazards and fire protection”
2. F.P.A. – “Fire prevention Notes for Industrial premises”
REFERENCES
1. “Fire prevention standard” recommendations by Earnest Beam Ltd
2. Warre J. Baker – Automation- “A challenge to fire protection Engineers”.
3. “Mather and Platt” – Fire Protection- Technical information and Useful general knowledge.
4. H,N,S.O – “Fire protection in factory, buildings”
5. William K. Bare – “Introduction by science and fire protection”.