讲座题目：Fire Engineering and Green Designs
报告人：W.K. Chow
讲座时间：2024年9月6日（星期五）下午14：30
讲座地点：产教融合楼虚拟会议室402
主办单位：安徽理工大学公共安全与应急管理学院
专家简介：Professor W.K. Chow is currently Emeritus Professor (Architectural Science and Fire Engineering) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). He retired from Chair Professor of Architectural Science and Fire Engineering (1998-2019) and Director of Research Centre for Fire Engineering (2000-2019). He served as the Head of the Department of Building Services Engineering from 2009 to 2016. His research areas are on fire models, fire suppression systems, smoke management systems and fire safety of green constructions. He is also working on fire and explosion activities with some institutions in China. He was ranked 22 among 17157 researchers worldwide in the subject field “Strategic, Defence & Security Studies” in the “Updated science-wide author databases of standardised citation indicators” compiled by Stanford University in 2020, 19 among 18114 in 2021, and 30 among 21624 in 2023.He is the Founding President of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) - Hong Kong Chapter since 2002; and the President of the Asia-Oceania Association for Fire Science and Technology since 2007. He was elected to be a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences in 2012; and appointed as a Justice of the Peace by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2013. He was awarded the Nelson Service Award in 2006 and John L. Bryan Mentor Award in 2011 by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. He was elected to be Chair of SFPE Asia-Oceania Chapters Coordinating Group in 2015. And he was awarded the Lifetime Contribution Award by the Asia-Oceania Association for Fire Science and Technology in 2015, Gold Medal of the HKIE in 2018 and the Bronze Prize of Award for Chapter Excellence (ACE) by Society of Fire Protection Engineers in 2022.
讲座内容简介：Although green designs are practised in every areas, there are fire hazards which have to be assessed by fire engineering. In this talk, fire safety in green designs will be introduced first. Green firefighting must be watched to avoid having big fire and even explosion. Problems in using fire models in fire engineering are then pointed out. Results must be justified thoroughly before selecting to implement. Improper studies must be abandoned to avoid killing firefighters as experienced before in handling big fires. Fire engineering appropriated for first degree students will be introduced. Appropriated safety provisions must be determined to have green and safety working in collaboration, not in conflicts.
