NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 工業防災(6782)
(Eng.) Industrial Disaster Prevention
Offering Dept Department of Environmental Engineering
Course Type Elective Credits 3 Teacher Hsin-Hsiu Ho
Department Department of Environmental Engineering/Graduate Language English Semester 2024-FALL
Course Description The objective of this course is to provide participants with the ability to assess fire risks in an industrial environment and to determine the appropriate measures. Through this course, students will learn the fundamental principles of combustion and be expected to apply these principles to common industrial disaster prevention issues, such as plant siting, warehouse storage, and fire and risk assessment of flammable liquids.
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course Y
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1. Learn the basic principles of combustion.
2. Assess fire risks present in an industrial environment.
3. Apply knowledge from the course to common industrial disaster prevention issues.
1.Expertise in environmental engineering.
4.Innovative thinking and independent problem-solving skills.
5.Ability to coordinate and integrate with people from different fields
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Lecturing
Attendance
Assignment
Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction
Week 2 Fire Chemistry
Week 3 Heat Transfer
Week 4 Premixed Flames & Diffusion Flames
Week 5 Ignition & Burning Rate
Week 6 Fire Plumes
Week 7 Liquid Fuel Fires
Week 8 Midterm Exam
Week 9 Plant Siting
Week 10 Vapor Cloud Dispersion
Week 11 Compartment Fires
Week 12 Smoke isolation and venting
Week 13 Warehouse Storage
Week 14 Flammable Liquid Storage
Week 15 Dust Explosions & New Topics
Week 16 Final Exam
Week 17 Self-Directed Learning (Research papers related to course topics)
Week 18 Self-Directed Learning (Case studies of industrial accidents)
Evaluation
Participation (10%), Worksheets (10%), Midterm exam (35%), Final exam (45%)
Textbook & other References
1. Drysdale, D. (2011). An Introduction to Fire Dynamics third edition. John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
2. Quintiere, J. (2006). Fundamentals of Fire Phenomena. John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
3. Zalosh, R. (2003). Industrial Fire Protection Engineering. John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Handouts uploaded to iLearning
Office Hours
One hour per week or by appointment
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
include experience courses:N
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