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Chapter 13: Fire Behavior Flashcards

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2 types of Ignition

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Piloted: the moment when a mixture of Fuel & O2 encounter an external heat source with sufficient thermal energy to start the combustion reaction

Auto Ignition: is the initiation of combustion with out spark or flame to ignite gases or vapor

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Modes of Combustion

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Flaming: occurs when gaseous fuel mixes with O2 in the correct ratio and heated to the ignition temp.

Non-Flaming: Occurs more slowly and at lower temperature producing a smoldering glow in the materials surface

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3 forms of Energy

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Mechanical: Adiabatic Compression, Friction, Friction Sparks

Electrical: Resistance Heating, Over-current/Overload, Arching, Sparking

Chemical: Self-Heating, Spontaneous Ignition

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LAW OF HEAT FLOW

Heat transfer

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heat is like pressure it will go from areas high temp to areas of lower temp
heat energy can be transferd in 4 ways
-Conduction: transfer of heat between solids

  • Convection: TRANSFER OF THERMAL ENERGY BY THE CIRCULATION/MOVEMENT OF FLUID/GAS
  • Radiation: TRANSFER OF THERMAL ENERGY as an electromagnetic wave without an intervening medium… light,radio,Xray. Factors that influence: Nature of exposed surfaces, distance between heat source and exp. surface, Temp diff. between heat source and exp surface
  • Direct Flame Contact
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Fuel

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Fuel is the reducing agent

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4 stages of fire development

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Incipient
Growth
Fully Developed
Decay

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3 types of rapid Fire Development

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Smoke Explosion
Back Draft
Flash Over

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Matter

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Anything that occupies space and has mass.
Solid
Liquid
Gas(only gases will burn)

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Physical vs Chemical Change

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Physical: substance remains chemical the same but changes shape, size, appearance (state liquid to gas)

Chemical Change: Change from one type of matte to another like 2 types of matter are combined to form a substance

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Energy

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capacity to preform work

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Potential & Kinetic energy

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Potential: the amount of kinetic energy a an object can release in the future

Kinetic: energy possessed by a moving object

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Law of Conservation of Mass

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Mass and Energy my be converted from one to an other, but there is never any net loss of total mass/energy

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Chemical reactions that release thermal energy

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Exothermic

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Chemical Reactions that absorb thermal energy

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Endothermic

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Pyrolysis & Vaporization

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Pyrolysis: Chemical decomposition of a solid material by heating. = gases that burn

Vaporization: Physical process that changes a liquid to gaseous state

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Auto Ignition Temerature

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The lowest Temperature which a combustible material will ignite without an external source of ignition

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Fire

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Is a rapid oxidation process, which s chemical reaction resulting in the evolution of light and heat in varying intensities

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Combustion

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is defined as a chemical process of oxidation that occurs at a rate fast enough to produce heat and usually light in the form of either glow or flame

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Products of combustion

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Heat light and Smoke

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Smoke

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SMOKE: Suspension of heated gases and small visible particles of liquids and solids such as steam, carbon, tars and dust in air a resulting from the incomplete combustion of a fuel

  • Is an Aerosol comprised of Gases, Vapor, and Solid Particulates.

smoke is a product of of incomplete combustion
Carbon Monoxide, Hydrogen Cyanide, Carbon Dioxide, Irritants

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Flame

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Is the visible, luminous body of a burning gas

with proper amounts of O2 the flame becomes hotter and less luminous because of a more complete combustion

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Fire Triangle

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Elements/Conditions needed for COMBUSTION
Fuel
Oxygen
Heat

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Fire Tetrahedron

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4 elements/conditions required to have FIRE
Heat
Fuel
Oxygen
Chemical Chain Reaction
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HEAT

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Heat is Kinetic Thermal Energy transferred from a high temp. substance to a low temp. substance

it is always in transit from open flame to exposed fuel

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Temperature
is the measurement of heat
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Chemical Energy: self heating
A form of oxidation, is a chemical reaction that increases the temperature of a material without the addition of external heat
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Chemical Energy: Spontaneous Ignition
Initiation of combustion of a material by an internal chemical/biological reaction that has produced sufficient heat to ignite material if heat cannot escape fast enough it will accumulate to the point where spontaneous ignition may occur
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Mechanical Energy: Adiabatic Compression
Is the generation of heat when a gas is compressed
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Fuel(reducing agent)
A fuel is a substance being oxidized in the combustion process. fuel can be solid, liquid, gas; but must be in a gaseous state to burn
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Heat of combustion and Heat Release Rate
Heat of combustion: is the total amount of thermal energy that could be generated by the combustion reaction if the fuel were completely burned. Heat Release Rate: is the total amount of Heat released per unit of time and measured in kW
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Specific Gravity
Ratio of MASS of a given volume of liquid compared with the MASS of equal volume of water
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Vapor Pressure
the pressure of vapors escaping from a liquid; flammable liquids with a high vapor pressure present a special hazard for ff; this is an indication of how easily they will evaporate
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Flash Point
is the minimum temperature at which a liquid gives off sufficient vapors to ignite but not sustain combustion
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Fire Point
is the temperature at which sufficient vapors are being generated to sustain the combustion reaction under 38'c/100'f flammability hazard
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Solubility
Describes the extent to which a substance will mix with water
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materials that will mix in any proportion with water are
Miscible
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Polar Solvents
liquids that will readily mix with water
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Gases all flues must be gaseous state to burn A fuel has a LEL and UEL
LEL; Lower Explosive Limit: the lowest concentration of a combustible or flammable gas in the air that will support combustion UEL; Upper Explosive Limit: Highest concentration of a combustible or flammable gas in the air that will support combustion
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Explosive Range or Ignitable mixture
The range of vapor mixture that will ignite when subjected to an ignition source
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Vapor Density
describes the density of gases in relation to air: air =1
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Oxidizing Agents
is any substance that yields oxygen during a chemical reaction. An oxidizer is not combustible but will support combustion
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Oxygen enriched | Oxygen Deficient
Normal 20-21% Enriched>21% Deficient<20%
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open fire strategy
cool the fire
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Compartment fire
Fuel Controlled: A fire with adequate oxygen in which the HRR and growth are determined by the characteristics of the fuel, such as quantity and geometry Ventilation Controlled: A fire with limited ventilation in which the HRR or growth is limited by the amount of oxygen available to the fire
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Thermal Layering
Tendency of gases to form into layers according to temperature
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7 factors that affect fire development
- Fuel Type - Avilablity and location of additional fuel - Compartment volume and height of celing - Ventilation/oxygen supply - Thermal prperties of compartment - Ambient weather conditions - Fuel load
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Rapid Fire Development
Smoke explosion Backdraft Flashover
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Flashover
is a very rapid transition from local burn of contents with in a compartment to wide spread burning of all exposed fuels with in that compartment. - can happen in as little as 90 sec. - temp 650-1200'C - CO has a flammable range of 12.5-74% , ignites at 610'C - .5-2sec escape time @ 2.5' per sec = 5' max distance
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4 precursors to flashover
Free Burning High Temp Heavy Dark Smoke Rollover
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4 Variables of flash over
- Compartment size - Insulation qualities of compartment - Ceiling height - Ventilation: can delay(incepent,growth,) or cause(Fully developed/Decay) flash depending on stage of growth
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Backdraft
explosively rapid combustion of flammable gases caused by an increase in ventilation introduction of O2 causes fire of explosive force
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5 Indicators of potential back draft
- Building:fire contained to single compartment - Smoke: heavy dense smoke that moves or pulses - Air flow:high velocity turbulantsmoke dischargeappering to breath/puff - Heat: high heat, smoke stained windows, walls are hot to the touch - Flame:little or no visible flame
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Smoke Explosion
It is the ignition of a premixed pocket of fire gases and oxygen that may occur when an ignition source is introduced - smoke color is not an indicator - can involve cold smoke - it involves a contained layer of flammable smoke already existing with in the flammable range - all it requires is an ignition source

EFRS Class 144 final (35 decks)

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