Fire Protection Detection, Notification, and Suppression /

• Main Authors: Till, Robert C. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Coon, J. Walter (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Fire prevention.; Graphic design.; Behavioral sciences.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety.; Interaction Design.; Behavioral Sciences.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

The Second Edition of this introduction to fire protection systems is completely revised and updated to offer the student, architect or engineer the basics of fire protection devices and equipment, and how they may be applied to any given project. Fire Protection: Detection, Notification, and Suppre...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Unwanted Fire and Fire Growth
• 2 Automatic Sprinkler Heads
• 3 Other Detection and Alarm Devices
• 4 Notification
• 5 Fire Pumps and Water Supplies
• 6 Underground Fire Mains
• 7 Equipment and Devices
• 8 Firefighter Intervention Manual Fire Suppression
• 9 Sprinkler Systems and Their Types
• 10 Hydraulic Calculations of Sprinkler Systems
• 11 Foam Systems
• Dry-Agent Automatic Suppression Systems
• 13 Regulatory Agencies, Authorities and Organizations
• Fire Suppression System Specifications.