An Introduction to Fire Dynamics 3e

"Drysdale's book is by far the most comprehensive - everyone in the office has a copy...now including me. It holds just about everything you need to know about fire science."
(Review of An Introduction to Fire Dynamics, 2nd Edition)

After 25 years as a bestseller, Dougal Drysdale's classic introduction has been brought up-to-date and expanded to incorporate the latest research and experimental data. Homework problems are included, with solutions, and others are available on the accompanying website at www.wiley.com/go/drysdale. Essential reading for all involved in the field from undergraduate and postgraduate students to practising fire safety engineers and fire prevention officers, An Introduction to Fire Dynamics is unique in that it addresses the fundamentals of fire science and fire dynamics, thus providing the scientific background necessary for the development of fire safety engineering as a professional discipline.

An Introduction to Fire Dynamics
* Includes experimental data relevant to the understanding of fire behaviour of materials;
* Features numerical problems with answers illustrating the quantitative applications of the concepts presented;
* Extensively course-tested at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the University of Edinburgh, and widely adopted throughout the world;
* Will appeal to all those working in fire safety engineering and related disciplines.

This book is unique in that it identifies fire science and fire dynamics and provides the scientific background necessary to the development of fire safety engineering as a professional discipline. It is essential reading for all involved in the field from fire safety engineering students to fire prevention officers. The new edition will include changes to all chapters as detailed below. There will be a significant increase in the number of problems and the solutions will be provided on a BCS. Overall there will be not less than one third change from the second edition although there will only be a 50 page increase in extent. CONTENTS: Fire Science and Combustion. (New section on chemical kinetics and equilibrium) Heat Transfer. (Extra material on radiation and thermally thick behaviour) Limits of Flammability and Premixed Flames. (Expansion of flame propagation) Diffusion Flames and Fire Plumes. (Reworking of sections on entrainment, fire plume and ceiling jets) Steady Burning of Liquids and Solids. (Extension of burning rate section) Ignition: The Initiation of Flaming Combustion. (Complete reworking) Spread of Flame. (Addition of new models and new applications) Spontaneous Ignition within Solids and Smouldering Combustion. (Little change apart from smouldering material) The Pre-flashover Compartment Fire. (Enlargement of heat rate and fire growth mechanism material The Post-flashover Compartment Fire. (New material given 9/11 evidence) The Production and Movement of Smoke. (Addition of toxic species section) References. Indexes.

Drysdale's book is by far the most comprehensive - everyone in the office has a copy...now including me. It holds just about everything you need to know about fire science. (Review of An Introduction to Fire Dynamics, 2nd edition) After 25 years as a bestseller, Dougal Drysdales classic introduction has been brought up-to-date and expanded to incorporate the latest research and experimental data.  Homework problems are included, with solutions, and others are available on the accompanying website at www.wiley.com/go/drysdale.  Essential reading for all involved in the field from undergraduate and postgraduate students to practising fire safety engineers and fire prevention officers, An Introduction to Fire Dynamics is unique in that it addresses the fundamentals of fire science and fire dynamics, thus providing the scientific background necessary for the development of fire safety engineering as a professional discipline. An Introduction to Fire Dynamics Includes experimental data relevant to the understanding of fire behaviour of materials; Features numerical problems with answers illustrating the quantitative applications of the concepts presented; Extensively course-tested at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the University of Edinburgh, and widely adopted throughout the world; Will appeal to all those working in fire safety engineering and related disciplines.