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FIRE TRIANGLE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education (General)
  • Fires and Explosions
DEF

An instructional aid in which the sides of an equilateral triangle represent the three factors necessary for combustion and flame production (i.e. oxygen, heat, and fuel).

OBS

When any one of [the three] factors is removed, flame production is not possible or ceases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
  • Feux et explosions
DEF

Outil didactique en forme de triangle équilatéral dont les côtés représentent les trois facteurs nécessaires à la combustion et à la production de flammes (oxygène, chaleur et combustible).

Spanish

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

Representación del fuego mediante un triángulo equílatero en el que se simbolizan en cada uno de sus lados los factores esenciales para que el mismo exista: combustible, comburente y calor.

OBS

El fuego se extingue si se destruye el triángulo eliminado o acortando alguno de sus lados.

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