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ENFP Engineering, Fire Protection ( The A. James Clark School of Engineering)ENFP255 Fire Alarm and Special Hazards Design; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.Prerequisite: permission of department. Formerly ENFP315. Study of fire detection and alarm and gaseous and particulate fire suppression systems. Examination and evaluation of design criteria, performance specifications and research. Application of elementary fluid theory to the design and calculation procedures for gaseous and particulate fire suppression systems. An integrated fire protection systems design project. ENFP310 Water Based Fire Protection Systems Design; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: ENFP300 and permission of department. Corequisite: ENFP312. Introduction to aqueous fire suppression. Discussion of key fluid dynamics and heat transfer processes in aqueous fire suppression. System design and performance analysis based on national standards, hydraulic theory and elementary fluid dynamics and heat transfer. ENFP312 (PermReq) Heat and Mass Transfer; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: (ENCH300, ENME320 or ENME232) and (ENFP300, ENCE330 or ENME331). Fundamentals of heat and mass transfer. Conduction, convection, radiation modes of heat transfer. Diffusion concepts and evaporation phenomena. Problem solving techniques with application to fire problems. ENFP350 (PermReq) Professional Development Seminar; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Junior standing. Not open to students who have completed ENFP450. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENFP350 or ENFP450. Formerly ENFP450. An integrative, upper level professional development seminar covering topics such as engineering ethics, professional licensing, codes and standards, intellectual property, career selection and various contemporary issues in fire protection engineering. ENFP405 (PermReq) Structural Fire Protection; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: ENES220. For ENFP majors only. Effects of elevated temperature on structural materials; steel, concrete, wood, gypsum, glass and reinforced plastics. Experimental evaluation of fire resistance of building assemblies. Analytical methods to evaluate fire resistance of structural members. ENFP416 (PermReq) Problem Synthesis and Design; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Senior standing. Techniques and procedures of problem orientation and solution design utilizing logical and numerical procedures. Student development of research projects in selected areas. ENFP425 (PermReq) Fire Modeling; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Senior standing. For ENFP majors only. An introduction to the elements of enclosure fires through the development of fire modeling algorithms and the application of computer-based fire modeling techniques. Numerical techniques, including curve-fitting, root-finding, integration and the solution of ordinary differential equations, are developed in the context of enclosure fire modeling applications. Math software packages, including primarily spreadsheet programs, are used to address and solve a variety of enclosure fire problems. ENFP429 (PermReq) Independent Studies; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Senior standing. For ENFP majors only. ENFP489 (PermReq) Special Topics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. For ENFP majors only. ENFP489A Special Topics: Advanced Fire Suppression; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Formerly: ENFP489S. ENFP619 (PermReq) Graduate Seminar; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. ENFP620 Fire Dynamics Laboratory; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Recommended: ENFP 415. Laboratory experiments are designed to illustrate fire phenomena and test theoretical models. Diffusion flames, ignition and flame spread on solids, liquid pool fires, wood crib fires, fire plumes, compartment fires. ENFP621 (PermReq) Analytical Procedures of Structural Fire Protection; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: ENFP 312 and ENFP 405. Analysis procedures for structural components of wood, steel, concrete, composites. Structural capabilities, modifications under fire induced exposures. Calculations, computer models for predicting fire resistance ratings of structural components. ENFP629 (PermReq) Selected Topics; (3-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. ENFP630 Diffusion Flames and Burning Rate Theory; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Basic principles of diffusion flames for gaseous, liquid, and solid fuels. Droplet burning, B number, jet combustion, boundary layer combustion, generalized methods. ENFP649 (PermReq) Special Problems; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. ENFP799 (PermReq) Master's Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/S-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
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