Fire behavior (50 cards)

Matter

Physical change

Chemical change

Energy

Potential energy

Kinetic Energy

Law of Conservation of Mass

Exothermic reactions

Endothermic

Pyrolysis

Vaporization

Piloted ignition

Autoignition

Autoignition temperature

2 modes of combustion

Products of combustion

Products commonly found in smoke

Fire triangle

Fire tetrahedron

3 common sources of thermal energy

What is self heating

Types of electrical heating (4 points)

Types of mechanical energy

Law of heat flow

Types of heat transfer

Conduction

Convection

Radiation

Heat of combustion

Heat release rate (HRR)

Specific gravity

Vapor pressure

Flashpoint

Fire point

Solubility

miscible

Polar solvents

LEL

UEL

Explosive range/ignitable mixture

Vapor density

Oxidizer

When a fire becomes ventilation controlled, the available air supply will determine:

Stages of fire development

Thermal layering

Describe a fully developed compartment fire (3 points)

Flashover

Backdraft

Smoke explos

Highest plume temperatures will be found in: