Program Overview

Brandtekniska Beräkningar

Course Description

The course provides fundamental knowledge of the thermal impact of fires on different materials and structures. The course aims to enable students to calculate heat transfer to surfaces exposed to hot gases and radiation from fires. The course also includes simple methods for estimating the time it takes for different materials to ignite, as well as methods for calculating the temperatures that occur in structures exposed to fires.

Course Details

• Course code: S0006B
• Credits: 7.5 higher education credits
• Level: Beginner course at the basic level
• Period: Period 3 - 3, v. 3 2027 - v.
• Study location: Luleå
• Study form: Daytime 50%
• Language: Swedish
• Application code: LTU-35725
• Admission requirements: Basic eligibility
• Selection: The selection is based on grades and higher education entrance examination

Program Student Information

The course can be applied for as an elective course by program students at LTU. It is a compulsory course in the following programs:

• Brandingenjör, term 6

Free-Standing Course Information

Individual free-standing places are available. The course is part of a program.

Course Objectives

The course objectives are to provide students with the knowledge and skills to:

• Calculate heat transfer to surfaces exposed to hot gases and radiation from fires
• Estimate the time it takes for different materials to ignite
• Calculate the temperatures that occur in structures exposed to fires

Course Content

The course content includes:

• Fundamental knowledge of the thermal impact of fires on different materials and structures
• Methods for calculating heat transfer to surfaces exposed to hot gases and radiation from fires
• Simple methods for estimating the time it takes for different materials to ignite
• Methods for calculating the temperatures that occur in structures exposed to fires