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Principles of fire behavior /

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"This text covers the four forms of fire: diffusion flames, smoldering, spontaneous combustion, and premixed flames. Using a quantitative approach, the text introduces the scientific principles of fire behavior, with coverage of heat transfer, ignition, flame spread, fire plumes, and heat flux...

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Main Author: Quintiere, James G. (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, [2017]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Fires.
Fire.
Fire investigation.
Fire prevention.
Flame spread.
Fires
Incendies.
Feu.
Incendies > Enquêtes.
Incendies > Prévention.
Flamme > Propagation.
fire prevention.
fire (physical concept)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > General.
Fire
Fire investigation
Fire prevention
Flame spread
Feuer
Verbrennung
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This text covers the four forms of fire: diffusion flames, smoldering, spontaneous combustion, and premixed flames. Using a quantitative approach, the text introduces the scientific principles of fire behavior, with coverage of heat transfer, ignition, flame spread, fire plumes, and heat flux as damage variables. Cases, examples, problems, selected color illustrations and review of mathematics help students in fire safety and investigation understand fire from a scientific point of view."--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 413 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781498735704
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