ENFE602-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Fire Dynamics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

Introduction to heat transfer problems in fire engineering including steady state and transient conduction, convection and radiation. Fundamentals of burning objects from combustion chemistry, ignition, flame spread, flame heights and fire plumes.

Prerequisites

Equivalent Courses

ENCI663

DRAFT TIMETABLE:

Please note that the 2026 timetable has not been finalised.

Scheduled days and times will be confirmed, following review, on 15th October.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Intensive Block Course A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 17:00 FENZ Engineering Facility - Henderson Room
16 Feb - 22 Feb
Intensive Block Course B B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00 FENZ Engineering Facility - Henderson Room
16 Feb - 22 Feb
Intensive Block Course C C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 17:00 FENZ Engineering Facility - Henderson Room
16 Feb - 22 Feb
Intensive Block Course D D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 17:00 FENZ Engineering Facility - Henderson Room
20 Apr - 26 Apr
Intensive Block Course E E
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00 FENZ Engineering Facility - Henderson Room
20 Apr - 26 Apr
Intensive Block Course F F
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 17:00 FENZ Engineering Facility - Henderson Room
20 Apr - 26 Apr

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Hurley, Morgan J. et al; SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering ; Springer New York : Imprint : Springer, 2016.

Karlsson, Bjorn. , Quintiere, James G; Enclosure fire dynamics ; CRC Press, 2000.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,344.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Civil and Environmental Engineering .

All ENFE602 Occurrences

  • ENFE602-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026
  • ENFE602-26X (C) General non-calendar-based 2026