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1 online resource (viii, 226 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Safety and risk in society
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Safety and risk in society series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"With an estimated 135 000 reported fire incidents occurring each day worldwide (CTIF World Fire Statistics Center, 2020), fire safety is a major societal and safety issue. Fires have an enormous impact on people's lives and wellbeing. They cause massive amounts of air pollution, increase carbon emissions, and are responsible for the loss of invaluable natural and cultural heritage. In the current context of climate change, it is hence crucial to develop appropriate preventive and protective measures against fire. This book is a compilation of studies and advances on the current state of research related to critical issues and analysis in the field of fire safety, with chapter contributions from various countries and research institutions worldwide (Australia, Chile, France, India and USA). It aims to provide a broad picture of currently faced challenges and potential solutions from passive and active protective measures, to modelling and experimentations related to compartment and wildland fires. Chapter 1 and 2 address the issues of smoke generation in compartment fires, with, on the one hand, the risk of ignition of unburnt gases and, and on the other hand, the need for visibility through smoke for evacuation. Chapter 3 and 4 are dedicated to the fire resistance and pyrolysis study of innovative composite materials and bio-based flame retardants, notably for vehicle and aircraft applications. Chapter 5 discusses the challenges related to the fire protection of built cultural heritage and evaluate the performance of an innovative sprinkler fire suppression system. Chapter 6 addresses the issue of forest fires and provides a methodology to improve the emergency response time at urban-forest interfaces. Chapter 7 opens up the discussion and provides potential solutions to help reduce the occurrence of wildfires and increase community safety in the context of climate change by involving renewable energies and local fire stations"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Effect of the Level of Insulation of an Enclosure on the Risk of Ignition of Smoke Rich in Unburnt Gases in a Ventilation System: An Experimental Study -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Experimental Set-up -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Biographical Sketch -- Chapter 2 -- Visibility through Smoke and Its Evaluation for Fire Safety Engineering Design -- Abstract -- Nomenclature -- Greek -- Subscript -- Introduction -- Visibility and Light Beam Transmission in Attenuating Media -- Visibility |
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Transmission of Light Beam through Absorbing Media -- Study of Sign Visibility through Smoke -- Light Ray Transmission of Signs -- Point Source Emitter -- Panel Source Emitter -- Evaluation of Visibility of Signs from Computer Simulation Results -- Evaluation of Visibility from Evacuee's Perspective -- Evaluation of Visibility of Standard Object -- Exit Signs -- Evaluation of Visibility of Exit Signs Over a Domain -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Biographical Sketch -- Chapter 3 |
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Study of the Fire Behavior of Two Composite Materials: Carbon-Phenolic and Carbon-PEKK -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Experimental Devices -- Medium Scale Set Up -- Large Scale Set Up -- Studied Composite Materials -- Results and Discussion -- Evaluation of the Pyrolysis Rate at Medium and Large Scale -- Thermal Characterization of Compoiste Materials At medium and Large Scale -- Characterization of Gas Emissions at Medium-Scale -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 4 |
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Sustainable Approach for Designing the Synthesis of Polysaccharide Based Bionanocomposites Fire Retardants -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Materials -- Synthesis of Starch-g-PNIPAAm Copolymer and (Starch-g-PNIPAAm) /EP BNC -- Methods of Characterization -- Study of Properties -- Results and Discussion -- FTIR Spectrum Analysis -- X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) Analysis -- TEM Analysis -- Thermogravimetry Analysis -- Mechanical Properties -- Fire Retardancy -- Analysis of Char Residue -- Oxygen Barrier Property -- Biodegradation -- Conclusion -- References |
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Biographical Sketches -- Chapter 5 -- Fire Protection of Cultural Heritage: Evaluation of an Innovative Vacuum Sprinkler System -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Use of Automatic Fire Protection Systems in Cultural heritage -- Requirements -- Potential solution: Vacuum Sprinkler System -- Material and Methods -- Case Study -- Experimental Method -- Numerical Method -- Results -- Grid Sensitivity -- Experimental Validation -- Single-Interlock Simulations -- Double-Interlock Simulations -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Biographical Sketch -- Chapter 6 |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Fire protection engineering.
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Fire protection engineering. |
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Fire prevention.
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Fire prevention. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Cablé, Axel, 1986- editor.
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Manescau, Brady, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Critical issues and analysis in fire protection and prevention New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2020] 9781536187380 (DLC) 2020044023 |
| ISBN |
9781536187960 electronic book |
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1536187968 electronic book |
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9781536187380 hardcover |
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1536187380 hardcover |
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