Fire and Explosion Control detailed syllabus for Petroleum Engineering (PE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the PE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Petroleum Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit PE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to PE Professional Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of fire and explosion control is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF FIRE 9
Fire properties of solid, liquid and gases – fire spread – toxicity of products of combustion – theory of combustion and explosion – vapour clouds – flash fire – jet fires – pool fires – unconfined vapour cloud explosion, shock waves – auto-ignition – boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion – case studies – Flixborough, Mexico disaster, Pasedena Texas, Piper Alpha, Bombay Victoria dock ship explosions, Mahul refinery explosion, Nagothanevapour cloud explosion and Vizag refinery disaster.
Unit II
FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION 9
Sources of ignition – fire triangle Fire Tetrahedron – principles of fire extinguishing – active and passive fire protection systems – various classes of fires – A, B, C, D, E-Fire extinguishing agents-Water ,Foam, Dry chemical powder, Carbon-dioxide- Halon alternatives Halocarbon compounds-Inert gases , dry powders – types of fire extinguishers – fire stoppers – hydrant pipes – hoses -monitors – fire watchers – lay out of stand pipes – fire station-fire alarms and sirens – maintenance of fire trucks – foam generators – escape from fire rescue operations – fire drills – notice-first aid for burns.
Unit III
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Unit IV
BUILDING FIRE SAFETY 9
Objectives of fire safe building design, Fire load, fire resistant material and fire testing – structural fire protection – structural integrity – concept of egress design – exit – width calculations – fire certificates – fire safety requirements for high rise buildings.
Unit V
EXPLOSION PROTECTING SYSTEMS 9
Principles of explosion-detonation and blast waves-explosion parameters – Explosion Protection, Containment, Flame Arrestors, isolation, suppression, venting, explosion relief of large enclosureexplosion venting-inert gases, plant for generation of inert gas rupture disc in process vessels and lines explosion, suppression system based on carbon dioxide (Co2) and halons-hazards in LPG, ammonia (NH3).
Course Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course, the student will able to
- To obtain knowledge on properties of fire and case studies related to fire
- To make familiar about basic concepts of fire and explosion science.
- To know the different source of ignition and their prevention techniques.
- To understand the operation of various types of firefighting equipments.
- To understand the causes and prevention of explosion.
- To equip the students to effectively employ explosion protection techniques and their Significances to suit the industrial requirement.
Reference Books:
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For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Petroleum Engineering 6th Sem, visit PE 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Petroleum Engineering results, visit Anna University PE all semester results direct link.