1st Edition

Engineering Analysis of Fires and Explosions

By Randall K. Noon Copyright 1995
294 Pages
by CRC Press

277 Pages
by CRC Press

Engineering Analysis of Fires and Explosions demonstrates how professional forensic engineers apply basic concepts and principles from engineering and scientific disciplines to analyze fires and explosions. It describes how forensic engineers use a "reverse design" process to determine the original cause of a fire or explosion. This guide incorporates practices and lessons learned from the... Read more
(Section Headings)
Introduction
Some Combustion Chemistry
Odorants and Leak Detection
Determining the Point of Origin of a Fire
Electrical Shorting
Explosions
Determining the Point of Origin of an Explosion
Arson
Automotive Fires
Fire and Explosion Case Study
Study Problems
Bibliography
Index

Biography

Randall K. Noon