Fire: fundamentals and control

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Series Page......Page 3
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
Introduction......Page 10
Contents......Page 14
 The Flaming Mode......Page 18
 The Glowing Mode......Page 20
 Radiative Feedback......Page 26
2. Flammability Characteristics of Combustible Gases and Vapors......Page 38
 Flammability Limits......Page 39
 Vapor Pressure......Page 42
 Flash Point and Boiling Point......Page 47
 Flammable Liquid Classification Systems......Page 48
 The Ignition Process......Page 51
3. Flammability Limits of Mixtures of Two or More Flammable Gases......Page 66
 Combustible Gas Mixtures in Air Only......Page 67
 Combustible Gas Mixtures in Air and an Admixture of Noncombustible Gases......Page 68
 Rendering an Enclosure Nonflammable in the Presence of a Flammable Gas and Air by the Use of an Inert Gas......Page 72
4. Pyrolytic Decomposition of Fuel Vapors and Combustion Chain Reactions......Page 84
 Pyrolytic Decomposition......Page 86
 Combustion Chain Reactions......Page 89
 Flame Flicker......Page 97
 Primary and Secondary Combustion......Page 102
 An Analogy with Solid Fuel-Fired Furnaces......Page 103
 Combustion of Fire-Generated Gases......Page 105
 The Flashover and Backdraft Syndrome......Page 111
 The Rationale of the Flashover/Back draft Process......Page 115
 Identification of Hazardous Materials......Page 120
 Identification of Hazardous Reactions......Page 126
 The Mechanisms of Extinguishment......Page 131
 Classification of Fire-Extinguishing Agents......Page 139
 Summary......Page 199
 Spontaneous Ignition......Page 202
 The Basic Mechanism of Spontaneous Combustion......Page 203
 Examples of Spontaneous Combustion......Page 209
 Environmental Considerations Because of Exposure to Radiation from Open Fires......Page 221
 Environmental Effects of Heat Emanation, Effluent Gases, and Smoke on Humans......Page 232
Epilogue......Page 250
Index......Page 258