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OSHE 261 EXAM 2 Detailed Questions And Expert Answers
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- OSHE 261
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- University Of California - Berkeley
OSHE 261 EXAM 2 Detailed Questions And Expert Answers
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OSHE 261 EXAM 2 Detailed Questions And ExpertAnswers
Combustion
A chemical reaction in which there is a continuous combination of a reducing
agent (fuel) with oxygen in either free or combined for (oxidizing agent)
considering fires as the rapid oxidation
occurring at temperatures above 1500 F, accompanied by the evolution of highly
heated gaseous products and the emission of visible and invisible radiation.
The combustion process occurs in two modes
-the flaming type (including explosions)
-the flameless surface type (including glowing and deep-seated glowing embers)
heat production
-Heat is passed off to the environment
-if the heat energy produced is in excess, fire will grow.
-if the heat energy is lost to the environment, fire will diminish.
The fire triangle
symbolizes the surface mode
fuel, heat and oxygen
Fire Tetrahedron
flaming mode
oxygen
heat
fuel
chain reaction
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