| Originator: | Kamrin Dooley Status: Approved Department: FSC Fire Science |
| Date Created: | 05/16/2016 Submitted: 05/31/2016 Completed: 09/21/2016 |
| Effective Semester: | Fall |
| Catalog Year: | 2017-18 |
| Course Prefix: | FSC |
| Course Number: | 120 |
| Course Full Title: | Fire Behavior and Combustion |
| Reason for Evaluation: | Competencies Change Description Change Prerequisite Change |
| Current Credit: | 3 |
| Lecture Hours: | 3 |
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| SUN Course?: | No |
| AGEC Course?: | No |
| Articulated?: | Yes |
| Transfer: | ASU NAU |
| Prerequisite(s): | Appropriate score on placement exam or completion of PCS 021 with an 'S' |
| Corequisite(s): | NONE |
| Catalog Course Description: | The course explores the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spreads and how they are controlled. |
| Course Learning Outcomes: | 1. Identify the physical properties of the three states of matter and the physical and chemical properties of fire. (2,3,5)
2. Provide scientific examples of fire behavior in confined enclosures with and without ventilation using basic terminology.(2,3,5) 3. Identify the growth levels of fire from the initial stage to its final stage. (3,5) 4. Communicate the different components of fire with in the Fire Tetrahedron. (2,3) 5. Differentiate between the varieties of agents used for fire extinguishment and explain the application methods for each of these agents. (2,3,5,6) |
| Course Competencies: | Competency 1: EXAMINE FIRE MEASUREMENT AND THE SI SYSTEM OF UNITS
Objective 1.1: Describe the importance of measurement in understanding fire behavior Objective 1.2: List the basic SI Units of measurement and covert between English and SI units Objective 1.3: Compare the precision of a measurement and reduced precision used in estimations Objective 1.4: Identify the differences between Mass and Weight among energy, heat and enthalpy Competency 2: CLASSIFY CHEMICAL ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS INVOLVING ATOMS AND MOLECULES Objective 2.1: List the chemical elements that are especially important in fire Objective 2.2: Describe atomic mass and dimension Objective 2.3: Describe molecules, compounds, free radicals and ions Objective 2.4: Relate bonding features of an organic fuel from its name Objective 2.5: Classify information about atomic and molecular properties Competency 3: DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHANGE Objective 3.1: Characterize the three basic states of matter in the world Objective 3.2: Describe the phase changes involving the three states of matter Objective 3.3: Illustrate the Ideal Gas Law Objective 3.4: Balance a chemical equation for the combustion of a material during a fire Objective 3.5: Estimate the heat released during fire based on the equation for the mass of oxygen used. Objective 3.6: Differentiate between the following: Fuel-lean, Stoichiometric and Fuel Rich combustion Objective 3.7: Categorize ideal and realistic flame temperatures Objective 3.8: Differentiate why a combustion reaction is determined by thermodynamics, while the rate of reaction is determined by chemical kinetics Competency 4: COMPARE THE FLOW OF DIFFERENT FLUIDS Objective 4.1: List basic laws of motion and gravitation Objective 4.2: Calculate pressures in a standpipe and a stairwell Objective 4.3: Calculate the velocity of a falling object and the time it takes to reach the ground Objective 4.4: Differentiate between potential and kinetic energy Objective 4.5: Illustrate the effects of fluid viscosity and buoyancy on fire flow Competency 5: ANALYZE HEAT TRANSFER Objective 5.1: List the three modes of heat transfer Objective 5.2: Analyze why radiative heat transfer in fires is especially important Objective 5.3: Differentiate between the Intensive Property and an Extensive property of a material Objective 5.4: Calculate the heat rate of an object due to heat conduction and radiation Objective 5.5: Distinguish between Thermally Thin and Thermally Thick materials Objective 5.6: Describe the structural hazards that can result from loss of fire resistance Objective 5.7: Calculate the burn hazards to people from exposure to convective and radiative heat Competency 6: COMPARE COMBUSTION, FIRE AND FLAMMABILITY Objective 6.1: Describe U.S. Fire incidence database Objective 6.2: Categorize flammability in terms of fire properties and practical application Objective 6.3: Classify the nonflaming and flaming stages of fire Objective 6.4: Define the Fire Tetrahedron and how it is a focus of fire investigation, growth and termination Objective 6.5: Define: Fire consequences, Hazard and Risk Competency 7: IDENTIFY GASEOUS COMBUSTIBLES Objective 7.1: Describe the categorization of flames Objective 7.2: Compare laminar and turbulent flames Objective 7.3: Define deflagration and detonation and explain the difference between the two Objective 7.4: Compare flammability limits and burning velocity Objective 7.5: Compare and Contrast the difference between piloted ignition and auto ignition Objective 7.6: Illustrate the potential hazard from a gas leak Objective 7.7: Identify the importance of chain branching in combustion chemistry Competency 8: IDENTIFY LIQUID COMBUSTIBLES Objective 8.1: Illustrate the flash point, fire point and auto ignition temperatures of a flammable liquid Objective 8.2: List the three classes of flammable liquids, based on flash point and potential ambient temperatures Objective 8.3: Define Linear burning rate of a pool of liquid and explain why it varies with the diameter of the pool Objective 8.4: List the physical considerations that affect the rate of flame spread of flammable liquids Objective 8.5: Define Boil over Objective 8.6: Illustrate BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) Competency 9: IDENTIFY SOLID COMBUSTIBLES Objective 9.1: List the three differences between the burning of a solid fuel versus liquids or gases Objective 9.2: Compare the thermal and chemical processes that result in the ignition and burning of a solid Objective 9.3: Illustrate how the char formation and melting occur and how they affect the burning rate Objective 9.4: List the three types of combustible solids Objective 9.5: Summarize the types of polymers and how they gasify Objective 9.6: List the four classes of mechanisms by which fire retardant modifies the ignition and burning of solids Objective 9.7: Define Calorimetry and how it measures the heat-release rates of materials and products Competency 10: CLASSIFY PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION Objective 10.1: Identify the two main types of smoke aerosols and explain why they are important in fires Objective 10.2: Summarize how soot forms Objective 10.3: List the two methods for quantifying the aerosol content of smoke produced in an experimental fire Objective 10.4: Illustrate the smoke high point method Objective 10.5: List the relationships between fuel chemistry and sooting tendency Objective 10.6: Estimate the mass of burned fuel that can lead to loss of visibility due to smoke obstruction Objective 10.7: List the principal combustion products formed in fires Objective 10.8: Differentiate between the operation of ionization smoke alarms and photoelectric smoke alarms and what each detects Competency 11: IDENTIFY SMOKE AND HEAT HAZARDS DURING A FIRE Objective 11.1: List the hazards to people and property from a fire Objective 11.2: Identify the following: Acute effects, Post exposure Effects and Chronic Effects of smoke Objective 11.3: List the most important toxic gases in smoke Objective 11.4: List the differences between narcotic and irritant gases Objective 11.5: Summarize the concept of Fractional Effective Dose Objective 11.6: Define Habers Rule Objective 11.7: Summarize the concept of limiting hazards and their role in fire protection Competency 12: DEMONSTRATE THE MOVEMENT OF FIRE GASES Objective 12.1: Describe the three zones of a fire plume Objective 12.2: List three reasons why the nature of the ceiling jet is important Objective 12.3: Calculate the mass outflow from a room in which a steady-state fire is burning Objective 12.4: Estimate the minimum rate of heat release that leads a room to flashover Objective 12.5: List nine reasons why calculating smoke flow requires a computational fire model Competency 13: DISTINGUISH BETWEEN FIRE FIGHTING CHEMICALS Objective 13.1: Distinguish between fire extinguishment, fire control and fire inerting Objective 13.2: List the four classes of fires Objective 13.3: Describe how water suppresses fire and proper delivery methods to extinguish Objective 13.4: Describe the roles of suppression-enhanced additives to water Objective 13.5: List the types of nonaqueous fire suppressants Objective 13.6: Illustrate how powered fire extinguishers are effective on a fire Competency 14: DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT COMPUTATUINAL MODELS OF FIRES Objective 14.1: Identify the value in using computer fire modeling Objective 14.2: Describe the difference between a deterministic and a probabilistic fire model Objective 14.3: Differentiate between the characteristics of both zone and field models Objective 14.4: Describe the difference between retrospective and prospective use of a fire model Objective 14.5: Summarize model validation, model verification and model accuracy Objective 14.6: List the limitations of computer fire models |