Temperature Calculation in Fire Safety Engineering

This book provides a consistent scientific background to engineering calculation methods applicable to analyses of materials reaction-to-fire, as well as fire resistance of structures. Several new and unique formulas and diagrams which facilitate calculations are presented. It focuses on problems in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wickström, Ulf (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2016.
Imprint: Springer,
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Subjects:
Thermodynamics.
Heat engineering.
Heat transfer.
Mass transfer.
Civil engineering.
Electric power production.
Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.
Civil Engineering.
Electrical Power Engineering.
Mechanical Power Engineering.
Online Access:Full-text access
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Steady State Conduction in One Dimension
  • Unsteady-state or Transient Conduction
  • Boundary Conditions in Fire Protection Engineering
  • Heat Transfer by Radiation
  • Heat Transfer by Convection
  • Numerical Methods
  • Thermal Ignition Theory
  • Measurements of Temperature and Heat Flux
  • Post-flashover Compartment Fires: One-Zone Models
  • Pre-flashover Compartment Fires: Two-Zone Models
  • Fire Exposure of Structures According to Standards
  • Temperature of Steel Structures
  • Temperatures of Concrete Structures
  • Temperature of Timber Structures. .

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