DIPLOMA EXAMINATION, 2019

PAPER - I

Fundamentals of Fire Engineering (DFS01)

[MAY, 2019] [TIME: 3 Hours]
Maximum: 75 Marks

PART – A (15X5 =75)

Answer any FIFTEEN questions out of TEWNTY questions. All questions carry equal
marks.
1. Define Fire?
Fire is the visible effect of the process of combustion – a special type of chemical
reaction. It occurs between oxygen in the air and some sort of fuel.

The fuel must be heated to its ignition temperature for combustion to occur. The
reaction will keep going as long as there is enough heat, fuel and oxygen. This is
known as the fire triangle.

Combustion is when fuel reacts with oxygen to release heat energy. Combustion can
be slow or fast depending on the amount of oxygen available. Combustion that results
in a flame is very fast and is called burning. Combustion can only occur between
gases.

2. What is an exothermic reaction? Give example.

Exothermic reactions are reactions that release energy into the
environment in the form of heat. Exothermic reactions feel warm or
hot or may even be explosive.
Examples of Exothermic Reactions
Any combustion reaction
A neutralization reaction
Rusting of iron (rust steel wool with vinegar)
The thermite reaction
Reaction between water and calcium chloride
3. What is heat? Give units of its measurements.
4. What are the units for measurement of heat?
5. What is one calorie?

The calorie is a unit of energy.

One Calorie is the amount of heat energy needed to raise the temperature of
one gram of water by one degree Celsius.
6. What is temperature?
7. How can you convert C into F?
8. Name various types of fuels.
9. What is density?
10. What is vapour density?
11. What is “Fire Tetrahedron” or a “Fire Square”?
12. What is the mode of heat transfer?
13. What is the full form of AFFF?
14. How are hydro carbons halogenated?
Halogenated hydrocarbons are derivatives of hydrocarbons (that is, organic
compounds that only contain carbon and hydrogen atoms) which include some
halogen atoms within their chemical structure. The most commonly
encountered halogens in halogenated hydrocarbons are fluorine and chlorine, but
sometimes bromine or iodine occur, or combinations of any of these.
15. What are the components of a female coupling?
16. Draw a Fire Triangle?
17. What is the composition of air?

18. What are the basic requirements of fire?

The Fire Triangle or Combustion Triangle is a simple model for understanding the
necessary ingredients for most fires. The triangle illustrates the three elements
a fire needs to ignite: heat, fuel, and an oxidizing agent (usually oxygen)

19. What are the various units for measurement of temperature?

Temperature is a physical quantity expressing hot and cold. It is measured with
a thermometer calibrated in one or more temperature scales.
The most commonly used scales are the Celsius scale (formerly called centigrade)
(denoted °C), Fahrenheit scale (denoted °F), and Kelvin scale (denoted K). The kelvin
(the word is spelled with a lower-case k) is the unit of temperature in the International
System of Units (SI). The Kelvin scale is widely used in science and technology.
20. How can you convert F into C?
T(°C) = (T(°F) - 32) × 5/9
21. Difference between heat and temperature
 BASIS FOR
HEAT TEMPERATURE
COMPARISON

Meaning Heat is the amount of energy in a Temperature is the measure of

body. the intensity of heat.

Measures Total kinetic and potential energy Average kinetic energy of

contained by molecules in an molecules in a substance.
object.

Property Flows from hotter object to Rises when heated and falls
cooler object. when cooled.

Working ability Yes No

Unit of measurement Joules Kelvin

Device Calorimeter Thermometer

Labelled as Q T