BiTP - Safety & Fire Technology

Table of contents

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Józef Tuliszkowski - a tireless activist working for the polish fire service and author about firefighting issue

21

The role and function of local government in crisis management – on the example of the capital city of Warsaw

33

Research projects dealing with civil protection – selected issues

43

Influence of wooden-based dusts on smoke fire detectors

57

The impact on aviation operations at Polish civil airfields caused by mammals

65

Influence of temperature on explosion pressure of liquid fuels blends composed of isooctane and various isomers of butyl alcohol

81

Improvement of the standard technique for determination of the sprinkler response time

87

Theoretical study of fire behaviour concerned with the prediction of threats from flashover, backdraft and ignition of gases

95

The application of nanotechnology in fire protection

103

Extinguishment of n-heptane diffusion flames with the shock wave

113

Explosion hazards in wastewater treatment plant: origin and prevention

117

Analysis of selected explosion parameters of hexane vapour at elevated temperatures

127

Effect of nozzle structure on the absorption efficiency of the ammonia cloud formed as a result of industrial accidents

135

Fire tests and classification of vertical, glazed elements of defined fire resistance class

141

Origins and development of fire safety engineering in Poland

151

Application of computational fluid dynamics CFD for modeling of protection of premises by fixed gaseous extinguishing system

159

Selected fire protection problems in designed and modernized high-rise buildings

167

Requirements and technical solutions of vertical, glazed systems of defined fire resistance class

173

Selected principles of developing fire scenarios

179

Analysis of major incidents caused by accidental emission of nitrogen compounds

193

Fire safety of municipal waste incineration building - case study

203

Capnometry as a device helpful in resuscitation

209

The maritime search and rescue service in Poland during the last ten years and today