Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Mobile Fire Extinguishing Equipment (17.URZP45)

Native organizations units: Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health
General information:
 
Category Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field Quality, Effectiveness and Logistics
Interdisciplinary No
ECTS 6
Educational goal:

The course objective is acquisition of knowledge about the fire extinguishing equipment.

Educational outcome:

After the passed examination, students will be able to adequately select and apply fire extinguishing equipment.

Course content:

Manual transmission and transport fire extinguishers. Fire extinguishing pipes. Fire extinguishing couplings. Fittings for water abstraction and implementation. Hydrants and hydrant extensions. Water nozzles. Mobile mixers, dozers for air mechanical foam. Nozzles and monitors for air-mechanical foam. Foam monitors (pitchers). Rescue equipment for heights. Fire extinguishing ladder. Personal fire fighting equipment. Radiation protection equipment. Fire fighting vehicles, classifications and types. Hazardous substance working equipment. Fire extinguishers. Water as a fire extinguisher. Foam as a fire extinguisher. Powder as a fire extinguisher. Carbon dioxide. Halons. New fire extinguishers: Inergen, FM 200, aerosol generators mag for spatial fire extinguishing, argon.

Teaching methods:

The course is held through auditory lectures followed by slides and auditory practice for further elaboration of certain problem solutions. Both lectures and practice are followed by a great number of examples from the practice. Besides that, visiting lecturers from some institutions and companies are also planed, as well as the visits to the institutions and companies typical for the field covered by the lectures.

Literature:
Authors Title Year Publisher Language
A. Maurice Jones Fire Protection Systems 2008 Delmar Cengage Learning UK English
Naval Facilities Engineering Command Fire Protection Engineering for Facilities 2004 Foxit Software Company English
Dennis P. Nolan, P.E. Handbook of Fire and Explosion Protectionengineering Principles for Oil, Gas, Chemical, and Related Facilities 1996 Noyes Publications English
Jovan Injac, Miroslav Novaković Sredstva za gašenje sa taktikom gašenja požara 2001 Viša Škola unutrašnjih poslova Serbian language
Mihajlović, E., Dragan, M., Janković, Ž. Procesi i sredstva za gašenje požara 2009 Fakultet zaštite na radu, Niš Serbian language
Mlađan D.,Živanović S. Sredstva za gašenje požara 1996 Quatropress Beograd Serbian language
Knowledge evaluation:
Course activity Pre-examination Obligations Number of points
Exercise attendance Yes Yes 5.00
Lecture attendance Yes Yes 5.00
Project Yes Yes 40.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory No Yes 50.00
Lecturers:
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doc. dr Orošnjak Marko

Assistant Professor

Laboratory classes
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prof. dr Jocanović Mitar

Full Professor

Lectures
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prof. dr Sokolović Dunja

Full Professor

Lectures
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vanr. prof. dr Karanović Velibor

Associate Professor

Practical classes

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