Introduction to Fire Chemistry

Author: Hu Yuan
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book is the first attempt in China to establish "Fire Chemistry" as a relatively independent discipline system and systematically explore and summarize its content. Fire Chemistry is rich in, has strong extension and integration capabilities, and the entire system is both fundamental and applied. The book consists of nine chapters, divided into two parts. Part 1 (Chapters 1 to 2) covers the fundamental theories of Fire Chemistry, primarily describing the origin, development, basic scope,, and extension of the discipline. It also discusses the research tasks, content, methods, and applications of Fire Chemistry, as well as its theoretical foundations, including pyrolysis, combustion, explosion, the essential characteristics of fires, and the intrinsic connections between these processes. Part 2 (Chapters 3 to 9) includes various aspects of broad Fire Chemistry, such as the principles of fireproofing (flame retardancy and refractory) of materials, related technologies, applications, and new developments; the basic chemical principles of fire detection and extinguishing; the various products of fires, their toxicity, and mechanisms of toxicity; the evaluation of fire safety or potential fire hazards of materials; the causes and prevention of chemical accidents such as fires and explosions in industrial production; chemical analysis methods used in fire investigations; and the potential environmental impacts of fires themselves and their prevention measures. The book is rich in content, well-structured, clear in organization, and easy to understand. It is suitable for technical personnel in departments such as firefighting, safety, light industry, chemical industry, and military industries, as well as a wide range of researchers engaged in fire science, firefighting engineering, public safety, and disaster chemistry. It can also serve as a textbook, reference material, or extracurricular reading for graduate students and senior undergraduate students in fields such as safety engineering and firefighting engineering, applied chemistry, industrial analysis, and environmental engineering.