Fire fighting design & drafting
In this course, we aim at teaching participants how to design Fire fighting systems for residential and commercial buildings. You will learn how to design Sprinkler systems, Hydrant systems, Hose reel systems and so on. You will also learn how to draft these systems using AutoCAD.
Other details:
The course can be attended by:
- Engineering Graduates (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Met & Materials)
- Graduates of Polytechnics in the Engineering field (ND & HND)
All classes are to be delivered via online platform using popular video meeting software such as Zoom, Teamviewer or Teams.
- Weekday (Mon - Friday): N180,000
- Weekend (Saturday & Sunday): N200,000
- How long does the Fire Fighting Design & Drafting course take to complete?
This Course runs in two sessions. One is for Weekday participants and the other is for Weekend participants. Weekday sessions (Mon - Fri) takes about 3 weeks to complete. While the Weekend session (Sat - Sun) takes about 8 weekends to complete.
- Will you learn how to carry out Fire Fighting drafting using AutoCAD?
Yes, you will be taught how to draft Fire Fighting designs using AutoCAD.
Course Outline
- Need for Fire fighting in Buildings
- Types of Fire extinguishers
- Types of Sprinklers
- Types of Sprinkler systems
- Types of Hazards
- Automatic Sprinkler design using Pipe schedule method
- Sprinkler & Pipe sizing as per type of hazards.
- Application to a sample project (Light, Ordinary, Extra hazards)
- Determining of frictional head loss using C factor method.
- Automatic Sprinkler design using hydraulic method.
- Sprinkler and pipe sizing using hydraulic method.
- Determining minimum pressure at most hydraulically demanding sprinkler head.