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PREHEATING PHASE [1 record]

Record 1 2005-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
  • Fires and Explosions
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
CONT

Combustion actually consists of three more or less distinct but overlapping phases: Preheating Phase - Unburned fuel is raised to its ignition temperature and gaseous vapours begin to evolve ... Distillation or Gaseous Phase ... Charcoal or Solid Phase ...

Key term(s)
  • pre-heating phase

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
  • Feux et explosions
  • Incendies de végétation
OBS

Comportement du feu. [...] La première étape est le préchauffage dans le cadre duquel les combustibles qui devancent l'incendie sont chauffés, séchés et transformés partiellement en gaz inflammables.

Spanish

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