ME 672Advanced Fire Dynamics

Units: 0.50
Level: Graduate
Faculty: Engineering
Subject: Mechanical Engineering

When it runs

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Ignitability of materials, flame spread, burning rates. Specification of design fires. Stages of room fires, hot layer development and composition. Thermal stratification, entrainment, ceiling flames and jets, smoke filling. Principles of ventilation, wall and ceiling vents, pressure distributions, smoke control. Wall and ceiling heat transfer, corner effects. Enclosure and zone radiation. Room fire growth and spread, flashover, rapid fire growth phenomena. Use of zone/field models for fire development. (Also offered Online)

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
  - ME567
- Must have completed the following:
  - ME671 - Fundamental Fire Dynamics (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
RDG 001	5253	0 / 15	Online or by arrangement

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In 15 terms, Fall 2015 to Winter 2024