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PROPAGATION FLAMMES [1 record]

Record 1 2004-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
DEF

Spread of fire. The development and travel of fire across surfaces.

DEF

Flame spread. Flaming combustion along a surface ...

OBS

Flame spread: different from transfer of flame by air currents.

OBS

Fire propagation carries the sense of fire traveling through a gas or vapor in three-dimensional space; fire spread is more appropriately descriptive of fire travel across surfaces (than flame spread).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
CONT

La prévention incendie ne consiste pas uniquement à prendre les mesures nécessaires pour éviter l'éclosion d'un foyer mais doit comprendre aussi les mesures propres à éviter la propagation du feu. La croissance du foyer d'origine sera fonction de plusieurs facteurs: la conductibilité des matériaux, dispositions de ceux-ci les uns envers les autres, les cheminements naturels de circulation des gaz.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fuegos y explosiones
DEF

Extensión del fuego a través de los distintos materiales presentes.

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