Author: Herbert InglePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The Chemistry of Fire and Fire Prevention
Author: Herbert InglePrinciples of Fire Protection Chemistry and Physics
Author: Raymond FriedmanPublisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 9780763760700
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Fire Science (FESHE)
The Chemistry of Fire and Fire Prevention; a Handbook for Insurance Surveyors, Works' Managers, and All Interested in Fire Risks and Their Diminution
Author: Herbert InglePublisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230374963
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...The mixture is made at a temperature of about 30-350 C. (86-950 F.) and forms a viscous, translucent, semi-solid substance which freezes about 2 C. (35.6 F.). The frozen material, unlike frozen dynamite, is more easily exploded than the unfrozen. Blasting gelatine requires a larger detonator to ensure its explosion than does dynamite, but the intensity of its explosion is i times as great as that of Kieselguhr dynamite No. 1. It can be rendered still safer by mixing it with 3% or 4% of camphor. Gelatine Dynamite, made by Nobel's Explosives Company, consists of a mixture of blasting gelatine (containing 97.5% of nitroglycerine and 2.5% of nitrated cotton), 65%; wood meal, 8.4%; potassium nitrate, 26%, and a little soda. It is a buff, elastic solid. Gelignite is a similar preparation. FORCITE, GIANT POWDER, VULCAN POWDER, ATLAS POWDER, HERCULES-POWDER, LITHOFRACTEUR and REND Rock are similar mixtures used in the United States. Cordite, now largely used in the British army, consists of a mixture of 58% nitroglycerine with 37% of guncotton (reduced to a pulp by means of acetone, which afterwards evaporates) and 5% of vaseline. The pulp is squeezed through small holes into threads, which are placed in cartridges. The acetone vapour is very inflammable, and extra precautions on this account are necessary in the manufacturing process. (See p. 198.) Many other explosives are in use, but can only have very brief mention here. Nearly all are, or contain nitrocompounds, i.e., they are in many respects like guncotton or nitroglycerine. Many of them consist of a mixture of two or more substances, which alone are not explosive, and the mixture can be conveniently made immediately before use. Some, e.g., Roburite, Securite and Bellite, have the great...
The Chemistry of Fire and Fire Prevention
Author: Herbert InglePublisher: Andesite Press
ISBN: 9781375725507
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
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The Chemistry of Fire and Hazardous Materials
Author: Charles F. TurnerPublisher: Allyn & Bacon
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Good,No Highlights,No Markup,all pages are intact, Slight Shelfwear,may have the corners slightly dented, may have slight color changes/slightly damaged spine.
The Chemistry of Fire and Fire Prevention. a Handbook for Insurance Surveyors, Works' Managers and All Interested in Fire and Their Diminution
Author: Herbert IngleHandbook of Fire and Explosion Protection Engineering Principles
Author: Dennis P. NolanPublisher: William Andrew
ISBN: 032331144X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
Written by an engineer for engineers, this book is both training manual and on-going reference, bringing together all the different facets of the complex processes that must be in place to minimize the risk to people, plant and the environment from fires, explosions, vapour releases and oil spills. Fully compliant with international regulatory requirements, relatively compact but comprehensive in its coverage, engineers, safety professionals and concerned company management will buy this book to capitalize on the author's life-long expertise. This is the only book focusing specifically on oil and gas and related chemical facilities. This new edition includes updates on management practices, lessons learned from recent incidents, and new material on chemical processes, hazards and risk reviews (e.g. CHAZOP). Latest technology on fireproofing, fire and gas detection systems and applications is also covered. An introductory chapter on the philosophy of protection principles along with fundamental background material on the properties of the chemicals concerned and their behaviours under industrial conditions, combined with a detailed section on modern risk analysis techniques makes this book essential reading for students and professionals following Industrial Safety, Chemical Process Safety and Fire Protection Engineering courses. - A practical, results-oriented manual for practicing engineers, bringing protection principles and chemistry together with modern risk analysis techniques - Specific focus on oil and gas and related chemical facilities, making it comprehensive and compact - Includes the latest best practice guidance, as well as lessons learned from recent incidents
Fire Safety Training Workbook
Author: Principles of Fire Behavior and Combustion
Author: Richard GannPublisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 1284056104
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Based on the National Fire Academy’s Fire Behavior and Combustion model curriculum. Without a comprehensive grasp of how fires start and spread, informed decisions on how to best control and extinguish fires can not be made. Principles of Fire Behavior and Combustion, Fourth Edition will provide readers with a thorough understanding of the chemical and physical properties of flammable materials and fire, the combustion process, and the latest in suppression and extinguishment. The Fourth Edition of this time-tested resource is the most current and accurate source of fire behavior information available to fire science students and on-the-job fire fighters today.
Fire Science
Author: Francisco Castro RegoPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030698157
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
This textbook provides students and academics with a conceptual understanding of fire behavior and fire effects on people and ecosystems to support effective integrated fire management. Through case studies, interactive spreadsheets programmed with equations and graphics, and clear explanations, the book provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional readers with a straightforward learning path. The authors draw from years of experience in successfully teaching fundamental concepts and applications, synthesizing cutting-edge science, and applying lessons learned from fire practitioners. We discuss fire as part of environmental and human health. Our process-based, comprehensive, and quantitative approach encompasses combustion and heat transfer, and fire effects on people, plants, soils, and animals in forest, grassland, and woodland ecosystems from around the Earth. Case studies and examples link fundamental concepts to local, landscape, and global fire implications, including social-ecological systems. Globally, fire science and integrated fire management have made major strides in the last few decades. Society faces numerous fire-related challenges, including the increasing occurrence of large fires that threaten people and property, smoke that poses a health hazard, and lengthening fire seasons worldwide. Fires are useful to suppress fires, conserve wildlife and habitat, enhance livestock grazing, manage fuels, and in ecological restoration. Understanding fire science is critical to forecasting the implication of global change for fires and their effects. Increasing the positive effects of fire (fuels reduction, enhanced habitat for many plants and animals, ecosystem services increased) while reducing the negative impacts of fires (loss of human lives, smoke and carbon emissions that threaten health, etc.) is part of making fires good servants rather than bad masters.