This subject contains a 3 day Compulsory Residential School.Laboratory-based activities
Fire Chemistry is designed to provide skills in examination of the properties of fire; the chemical and physical requirements for combustion; the chemistry of fuels and explosive mixtures; the chemistry of hazardous materials; analysis of the properties of materials affecting fire behaviour; and the study of various methods of stopping combustion. Principals of fire spread and fire behaviour; heat transfer; limits of flammability; flash over; and the production and movement of smoke are explored. Fire scene/arson investigation provides the principals for determining the origin and cause of fires; documentation and reporting on a fire scene; detection, collection and preservation of evidence. Emphasis is placed on the analytical methodologies for trace and residue analyses that enable scientific proof of arson and identification of explosives. Data analysis and reporting are included.
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2019.
HD/FL
One session
School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences
CHM213
Physics and Chemistry for Fire Investigators; Chemistry of hazardous materials; Combustion Science; Electricity and Fire; Explosives and Explosions; Analytical Methodologies; Fire Scene/Arson Investigation; Fire Scene Documentation and Photography.
This subject contains a 3 day Compulsory Residential School.Laboratory-based activities
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