Sprinkler Hydraulics - The 3rd Edition

Member Monday Series

Presented by: Russ Fleming, PE, FSFPE

The Under-40 Future: Confronting Generational Orthodoxy in The Turbulent Twenties

Member Monday Series

Presented by: Jeff DeCagna, FRSA, FASAE

The New NIST Fire Calorimetry Database: A Resource for Fire Protection Engineers

Member Monday Series

Advanced Fire Dynamic Simulator (FDS) with PyroSim

Seminar

Course Description

This seminar is a hands-on workshop on advanced techniques in using the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) modeling, Pyrosim, and Smokeview visualization software. The course is intended for current users of FDS who are comfortable creating simple FDS input files from scratch without assistance. The course consists of many short modules covering specific topics. Each module includes a lecture section and a workshop section in which the student works example problems on a personal laptop computer.

Learning Objectives 

Upon completion the participant should understand:

• Complex geometry
• HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) networks
• Tracking gas species through the domain
• Implementing pre and post flashover fires
• Pyrolysis modeling and flame spread
• Advanced topics in combustion
• Creating and removing obstructions
• Smoke detectors and sprinklers
• Grid transformations
• Advanced Smokeview techniques: custom iso-surfaces, texture mapping, render files, and cadview.
• Basics of the Graphical User Interface program, PyroSim

Prerequisite
Each student should have an understanding of fire dynamics, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics theory to
gather the greatest understanding possible from the course. Each student should be able to develop
FDS input files, develop design fire scenarios, and review FDS results using Smokeview without
assistance.

Professional Development Hours

A certificate of 2.2 CEUs/22 PDH will be offered. Upon completion of a post-test attendees will be awarded a certificate of attendance

Fire and Life Safety Design of Very Tall Buildings: Challenges and Strategies

Seminar

Date(s) and Time: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday(s) from March 15-March 19; 11:00am -1:30pm ET

Fire and Life Safety Design of Very Tall Buildings: Challenges and Strategies

Seminar

Course Description

This program is derived from our 1 day in person seminar, will explore a wide range of fire and life safety challenges associated with very tall buildings and strategies to address them. To enhance learning, attendees will be asked to participate in simple, qualitative hazard, risk or reliability analyses, fire and life safety strategy development for representative building configurations and fire scenarios, and fire safety management and evacuation planning exercises. Due to time constraints there will be no quantitative or computational analyses. The topics and sequence will generally follow those embodied in the SFPE Engineering Guide: Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings. Content includes an overview of fire events in tall buildings, highlighting issues of concern and lessons learned. Emerging trends in very tall building design, which may have implications for fire and life safety performance, will be discussed.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this seminar, the participant will be able to
• Identify the potential impacts of new and emerging technologies and design features on fire and life safety performance in very tall buildings,
• Explain how hazard, risk and reliability analysis can help identify and assess scenarios of concern and potential mitigation options,
• Explain the roles that occupant risk perception and situation awareness might have on the selection and operation of defend in place and evacuation strategies,
• Distinguish the impact of building design decisions on factors such as smoke control, fire spread and structural fire resiliency,
• Understand systems reliability and robustness issues,

Prerequisite
None

Who will benefit: Experience Level Intermediate
FPEs, Architectural, Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Insurers, Fire Safety Managers, Fire Service Personnel.

Course Assessment
Participants will be assessed via a written test. A passing score of 70% will be required to obtain a Certificate of Completion.

Professional Development Hours
Upon completion each participant qualifies for 7 PDHs or .7 CEUs. A Certificate of Attendance will be awarded.