Chapter 3 Flashcards
Refers to the natural condition created by the fire or the normal movement of fire, smoke and fire gases within a structure or building.
THERMAL BALANCE
Refers to those turbulent circulations of steam and smoke which replaces the normal flow of the products of combustion.
THERMAL IMBALANCE
Refers to the amount of heat absorbed by a substance when a substance from solid to a liquid, and from a liquid to gas.
LATENT HEAT
Is the quantity of heat necessary to convert solid to liquid.
HEAT OF FUSION
Quantity of heat absorbed when a substance is converted from liquid to gas.
HEAT OF VAPORIZATION
Is a process by which energy in the form of heat is exchanged between bodies or parts of the same body at different temperatures.
HEAT TRANSFER
Passage of heat energy from particle to particle in a substance.
CONDUCTION
Generated by intense fire it refers to heat travels in an upward movement.
CONVECTION