Fire Dynamics and Modelling

Start date: 28 September 2020
End date: 2 October 2020
Duration: Five days (although you can choose to participate on individual days)
Fees: £TBC
Venue: Weetwood Hall Conference Centre and Hotel

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Course overview

What will I learn?
The course will follow a structured approach starting from the general fundamental principles of combustion flammability and heat transfer, and will lead you through to the more specific study of fire spread and fire development in compartments. Open fires such as pool and jet fires will also be covered. The principles of fire protection practice and technology will be discussed within the context of understanding the fire development mechanism and the response of structures to fires. Your learning experience will be enhanced through worked examples and brief problems that you’ll be asked to attempt on your own or in groups. There will also be the opportunity for some hands-on experience with predictive PC packages.

How will I benefit?
On completion of this course, you should:

be able to apply general combustion and engineering principles to fires
know the parameters that influence flame spread and steady burning and be able to quantify the burning rate in compartment fires
predict the rate of development of the fire, the onset of flashover, and appreciate the application of these concepts to fire protection design
understand the factors influencing smoke toxicity and movement
be aware of the predictive tools that are available and become familiar with the application and use of such tools, through ‘hands-on’ practice.

Course structure

The 2020 course programme and leaflet will be available approximately 3 months prior to the course. However, you can view and download the 2019 course details for further information by clicking the course leaflet and course programme link.

Day 1: Fundamental processes

Physical concepts
Fuel and combustion processes and fundamentals
Limits of flammability
Heat transfer: conduction and convection

Day 2: Radiation, ignition and flame spread

Radiation from fires
Ignition - general, gaseous/liquid fuels and solids
Spread of flame
Fire behaviour and modern buildings

Day 3: Pool fires, jet fires and cloud fires

Steady burning diffusion fires
Pool fires in the open
Jet fires
Radiation from flames
Example calculations: radiation flux from flare on escape route
Pool and jet fires, large-scale tests
Cloud fires
Pool and jet fires in compartments

Day 4: Compartment fires

The growth period
Flashover
The post-flashover period and backdraughts
Fire performance of structures
Smoke movement
Fire combustion products and toxicity as a function of ventilation conditions

Day 5: Compartment fire modelling

Overview of fire models
A zone model in detail – CFAST
Using CFD models
Hands on experience with a zone model

Who should attend?

This course is for you if you wish or need to gain a comprehensive, scientifically-based analysis and engineering quantification tools, of fire development and consequence assessment in industrial and residential scenarios.

Perhaps you’re involved in the design and operation of buildings and chemical plant (architect, civil engineer, chemical engineer) or in the design of protection systems (passive and active system developer, manufacturer, installer).

Maybe you’re responsible for building and plant safety on a day-to-day basis, a regulator or adviser (Health and Safety Executive, Fire Service, Home Office, local authority, building control office, consultant, insurer) or firefighting professional.

This course would also be very useful if you’re a new researcher in the field.

What our delegates say

"A fast paced course that has excellent speakers that will provide you with a great understanding of fire dynamics and modelling" Nissan

"An intensive and thorough course focusing on fundamentals and more advanced areas of fire and explosion science with a view to achieve a working level of proficiency in a short time frame" ARUP

"A very detailed an intense crash course on the A-Z of Fire Dynamics. I would totally recommend it to anyone interested in the field of Fire Design & Safety" DNV GL

Fee information

Full five days: £TBC
Any one day: £TBC

Fees are VAT exempt

Fees include:

cost of tuition
course materials
lunches
light refreshments
course dinner on Monday

15% discount for members of The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE).

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Venue details

The course will take place at the Weetwood Hall Hotel and Conference Centre, which is situated to the north of Leeds at the junction of the A660 Leeds - Skipton road and the A6120 Outer Ring Road.

Weetwood Hall Conference Centre and Hotel
Otley Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS16 5PS
UK

Accommodation

Accommodation

The course will take place at the Weetwood Hall Hotel and Conference Centre, which is situated to the north of Leeds at the junction of the A660 Leeds - Skipton road and the A6120 Outer Ring Road.

If you require accommodation, and wish to stay at the course venue Weetwood Hall Hotel, please contact Emma Barker E: reservations@weetwood.co.uk / T: 0113 230 6000 quoting ‘CPD’ and the ‘Fire Dynamics‘ course.

The below rates are for a superior double room and include VAT:

Sunday evening, bed and breakfast £84
Monday – Thursday evening, bed and breakfast £88

Please book your accommodation at least two weeks before the course commences to guarantee rates and availability. A list of alternative hotels is available on request. Delegates are responsible for their own evening meals except on Monday 28 September when the course dinner is included.

Contact us

Harriet Wills – Course Coordinator

CPD Conference and Events Unit
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
University of Leeds,
Leeds
LS2 9JT

T: +44 (0)113 343 2494

E: cpd@engineering.leeds.ac.uk

Accreditation

This course has been approved for 32.5 continuing professional development (CPD) hours by The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE).