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Chapter 6 - Fire Behavior Flashcards

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Atom

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The smallest particle of an element, which can exist alone or in combination.

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Backdraft

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A phenomenon that occurs when a fire takes place in a confined area, such as a sealed aircraft fuselage, and burns undetected until most of the oxygen within is consumed. The heat continues to produce flammable gases, mostly in the form of carbon monoxide. These gases are heated above their ignition temperature and when a supply of oxygen is introduced, as when normal entry points are opened, the gases could ignite with explosive force. (NFPA 402)

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Back fire

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A hot, high-volume, high-velocity, turbulent, ultra-dense black smoke that indicated an impending flashover or autoignition.

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Boiling liquid/expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE)

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An explosion that occurs when a tank containing a volatile liquid at the bottom of the tank and a flammable gas at the top of the tank is heated to the point where the tank ruptures.

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Box

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A burning structure.

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Chemical energy

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Energy that is created or released by the combustion or decomposition of chemical compounds.

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Class A fire

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A fire in ordinary combustible materials, such as wood, cloth, paper, rubber and many plastics. (NFPA 10)

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Class B fire

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A fire in flammable liquids, combustible liquids, petroleum grease, tars, oil-based paints, solvents, lacquers, alcohols, and flammable gases. (NFPA 10)

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Class C fire

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A fire that involves energized electrical equipment. (NFPA 10)

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Class D fire

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A fire in combustible metals, such as magnesium, titanium, zirconium, sodium, lithium, and potassium. (NFPA 10)

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Class K fire

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A fire in a cooking appliance that involves combustible cooking media (vegetable or animal oils and fats). (NFPA 10)

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Combustion

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

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Compartment

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A space completely enclosed by walls and a ceiling. The compartment enclosure is permitted to have openings in the walls to an adjoining space if the openings have a minimum lintel depth of 8 inches from the ceiling and the openings do not exceed 8 feet in width. A single opening of 36 inches or less in width without a lintel is permitted when there are no other openings to adjoining spaces.

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Conduction

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Heat transfer to another body or wishing a body by direct contact. (NFPA 921)

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Convection

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Heat transfer by circulation within a medium such as a gas or liquid. (NFPA 921)

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Decay phase

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The phase of the fire development in which the Fire has consumed either that available fuel or oxygen and is starting to die down.

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Electrical energy

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Heat that is produced by electricity.

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Endothermic

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Reactions that absorb heat or require heat to be added.

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Exothermic

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Reactions that result in the release of energy in the form of heat.

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Fire

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A rapid, persistent chemical reaction that releases both heat and light.

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Fire tetrahedron

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A geometric shape used to depict the four components required for a fire to occur: fuel, oxygen, heat and chemical chain reactions.

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Fire triangle

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A geometric shape used to depict the three components of which a fit is composed: fuel, oxygen and heat.

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Flameover (rollover)

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The condition where unburned fuel (pyrolysate) from the originating fire has accumulated in he ceiling layer to a sufficient concentration (i.e., at or above the lower flammable limit) that it ignites and burns; it can occur without ignition of, or prior to, the ignition of other fuels separate from the origin. (NFPA 921)

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Flame point (fire point)

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The lowest temperature at which a substance releases enough vapors to ignite and sustain combustion.

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Flammability limits (explosive limits)

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The upper and lower concentration limits (at a specified temperature and pressure) of a flammable gas or vapor in air that can be ignited, expressed as a percentage of the fuel by volume.

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Flashover

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A transition phase in the development of a compartment fire in which surfaces exposed to thermal radiation reach ignition temperature more or less simultaneously and fire spreads rapidly through the space, resulting in full room involvement or total involvement of the compartment or enclosed space. (NFPA 921)

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Flash point

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The minimum temperature of a liquid at which sufficient vapor is given off to form an ignitable mixture with the air, near the surface of the liquid or within the vessel used. (NFPA 30)

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Fuel

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A material that will maintain combustion under specified environmental conditions. (NFPA 53)

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Fully developed phase

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The phase of fire development in which the Fire is free-burning and consuming much of the fuel.

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Gas

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A material that has a vapor pressure greater than 300 kPa absolute (43.5 psia) at 50°C (122°F) or is completely gaseous at 20°C (68°F) at a standard pressure of 101.3 kPa absolute (14.7 psia). (NFPA 30A)

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Growth phase

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The phase of a fire development in which the fire is spreading beyond the point of origin and beginning to involve other fuels in the immediate area.

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Hypoxia

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A state of inadequate oxygenation of the blood and tissue sufficient to cause impairment of function. (NFPA 99B)

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Ignition phase

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The phase of fire development in which the Fire is limited to the immediate point of origin.

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Ignition temperature

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Minimum temperature a substance should attain to ignite under specific test conditions. (NFPA 921)

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Laminar smoke flow

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Smooth or streamlined movement of smoke, which indicates that the pressure in the building is not excessively high.

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Liquid

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Any material that (1) has a fluidity greater than that of 300 penetration asphalt when tested in accordance with ASTM D5, or (2) is a viscous substances for which a specific melting point cannot be determined but that is determined to be a liquid in accordance with ASTM D4359. (NFPA 30)

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Lower flammable limit (LFL)

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The concentration of a combustible material in air below which ignition will not occur; also known as the lower explosive limit (LEL). Mixtures below this limit are said to be “too lean.” (NFPA 329)

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Matter

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A substance made up of atoms and molecules.

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Mechanical energy

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A form of potential energy that can generate heat through friction.

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Oxidation

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Reaction with oxygen either in the form of the element or in the form of one of its compounds. (NFPA 53)

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Plume

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The column of hot gases, flames and smoke rising above a fire; also called convection column, thermal updraft, or thermal column. (NFPA 820)

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Pyrolysis

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The destructive distillation of organic compounds in an oxygen-free environment that converts the organic matter into gases, liquids, and char. (NFPA 820)

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Radiation

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The emission and propagation of energy through matter or space by means of electromagnetic disturbances that display both wave-like and particle-like behavior. (NFPA 801)

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Smoke

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The airborne solid and liquid particulates and gases evolved when a material undergoes pyrolysis or combustion, together with the quantity of air that is entertained or otherwise mixed into the mass. (NFPA 318)

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Smoke color

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The attribute of smoke that reflects the stage of burning of a fire and the material that is burning in the fire.

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Smoke density

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The thickness of smoke. Because it had a high mass per unit volume, smoke is difficult to see through.

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Smoke velocity

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The speed of smoke leaving a burning building.

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Solid

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One of the three phases of matter; a material that has three dimensions and is firm in substance.

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Thermal column

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The satisfaction (heat layers) that occurs in a room as a result of a fire.

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Thermal radiation

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The means by which heat is transferred to other objects.

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Turbulent smoke flow

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Agitated, boiling, angry-movement smoke, which indicates great heat in the burning building. It is a precursor to flashover.

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Upper flammable limit (UFL)

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The highest concentration of a combustible substance in gaseous oxidizer that will propagate a flame. (NFPA 68)

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Vapor density

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The weight of an airborne concentration (vapor or gas) as compared to an equal volume of dry air.

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Volatility

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The ability of a substance to produce combustible vapors.

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