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THE BOOKFire Safety is the science of re and the means of protec on againstit. Being mul disciplinary in nature, the subject is closely relatedto chemical engineering, building services, electrical, electronics,structural and civil engineering and industrial engineering.

There is a dearth of books on this subject, and therefore, the authoraims to provide readers with a lucidly wri en, comprehensive textexplaining the fundamentals of the re process and means ofprotec on.

Comprising eleven chapters, this well-illustrated book with datatables begins with the introduc on of the subject and then proceeds

to explain re process, its chemistry, heat and temperature in re,hydraulics, ac ve and passive re protec on systems, risk managementand insurance, and nally inves ga ons and reconstruc ons of

re incidents. The book appends useful informa on on re safetyincluding cases to explain the causes of re, Indian Standards on resafety, explosion and proper es of some ammable materials.

Fire safety engineering students and professionals will nd this bookof immense use to them.

PRINCIPLES OF FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING Understanding Fire and Fire Protection AKHIL KUMAR DAS

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THE AUTHORAKHIL KUMAR DAS obtained BTech (ChE) from IIT Delhi and MS (Fire Protec onEngg.) from Worcester Polytechnic Ins tute, USA. He is the rst Indian to hold thela er degree and among the rst three graduates of the programme. Currently, heis Visi ng Professor at University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun,Consultant Professor at NETES Ins tute of Technology and Science (NITS), Guwahaand a prac sing consultant. He served as Head of Fire Safety Engineering &Management, Interna onal College of Engineering & Management, Muscat, Oman.He has vast industry experience as Chief Manager, Safety & Environment, BongaigaonRe nery & Petrochemicals Ltd., Senior Engineer, HSE Technical Support, KNPC,Kuwait, and in Assam Oil Company and Indian Oil Corpora on.

Mr. Das has promoted re and explosion awareness extensively through training,consul ng, and development of training modules. He has published ar cles andinves ga on reports in Indian and interna onal journals and presented conferencepapers at the American Petroleum Ins tute, American Ins tute of Chemical Engineers

and the Interna onal Fire Protec on Engineering Ins tute. He has been Chief SafetyO cer and Management Representa ve for EMS ISO 14001 and a third party Auditorof OISD. A Fellow of the Ins tu on of Engineers (India) and Senior Member of theAmerican Ins tute of Chemical Engineers, Member of the Salamander Fire Protec onEngineering Honorary Society, USA, he has also been Fellow of The Ins tu on ofFire Engineers, UK.

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2014 / 208 pp. / 17.8 × 23.5 cm / ISBN-978-81-203-5038-0 / ` 250.00

CONTENTSPreface1. Intro duc on 2. The Fire Process 3. Chemistry of Fire 4. Heat Transfer in Fires 5. Hydraulics, Pumps and Primers 6. Fire Science for the Built Environment 7. Fire Detectors and Alarms 8. Fire Ex nguishers 9. Fixed Fire Protec on Systems 10. Risk Management and Fire Insurance 11. Inves ga ng Fire Incidents

Appendices 1 Explosions Explained 2 Remembered for the Wrong Reasons 3 Indian Statutes/Standards Related to Fire Safety 4 Fire Propertes of Some Fla mmable MaterialsSuggested Further Reading • Index

E-Mail: phi@phindia.com • Website: www.phindia.com