An Introduction to Fire Dynamics

Fire science and combustion; heat transfer and aerodynamics; limits of flammability and premixed flames; diffusion flames and fire plumes; steady burning of liquid and solid fuels; ignition - the initiation of flaming combustion; spread of flame; spontaneous ignition within solids and smouldering combustion; the pre-flashover compartment fire; the post-flashover compartment fire; the production and movement of smoke.