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    a combustible material ignites with some effort and a flammable material catches fire immediately on exposure to flame. The degree of flammability in...
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  • combustibility range. Flammability limits of mixtures of several combustible gases can be calculated using Le Chatelier's mixing rule for combustible...
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    Flammability diagrams show the control of flammability in mixtures of fuel, oxygen and an inert gas, typically nitrogen. Mixtures of the three gasses are...
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    8 °C/100 °F and below 93.3 °C/200 °F were classified as combustible liquids. Studies show that the actual measure of a liquid's flammability, its flash...
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  • flashover occurs when the hot smoke with flammable gas ratio above the upper limit of flammability range and temperature higher than the ignition temperature...
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  • over short time spans. In contrast, some materials are merely combustible or flammable if they burn without exploding. The distinction, however, is not...
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    composition of mixes of fuel and oxidant and self-decomposing substances with inerts are slightly below the flammability limits and, for spherically expanding...
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    materials and furnishings in most developed countries are tested for fire-resistance, combustibility and flammability. Upholstery, carpeting and plastics...
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  • that a combustible (or flammable) gas is able to undergo combustion (explode) only if mixed with air in the right proportions. The flammability limits...
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    fuel and oxidizer. Deflagrations in high and low explosives or fuel–oxidizer mixtures may transition to a detonation depending upon confinement and other...
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    the original testing is based on trust in the manufacturer. Combustibility and flammability Drywall Fire protection engineering Fire-resistance rating...
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    device designed or intended to emit or propel a burning stream of combustible or flammable liquid a distance of at least 10 feet" without a permit from a...
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    flame retardant Cable tray Channel tunnel Circuit integrity Combustibility and flammability Compartmentalisation Construction Endothermic Fire Fire protection...
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    better communications and the reach of firefighting ladder trucks; and more importantly, fire sprinklers. International building codes and other authoritative...
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    emergencies such as fires. The combined use of regular and emergency exits allows for faster evacuation, and emergency exits provide alternative means of evacuation...
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  • relockers as a defense against torches and heat-producing tools. Mechanical fusible links come in a variety of designs and different temperature ratings. An...
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  • "Flash Point and Fire Point". Archived from the original on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-05-27. "Standard Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland...
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  • industrial safety risks. An empty room with cement floor and ceiling, cinderblock walls, and no flammable materials would have approximately zero fire loading;...
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  • people[citation needed] People with disabilities Elderly people Very young children and infants Medical personnel who may be operating on a patient at the time of...
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  • fire sprinklers or water mist nozzles, hose reel nozzles, water monitors and deluge fire system nozzles. K-factors are usually calculated in metric units...
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    such hazards include gases, vapors, dust, fibers, and flyings, which are combustible or flammable. Electrical equipment installed in such locations can...
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  • compressed and stored for transportation. Class 2 has three divisions: Flammable (also called combustible), Non-Flammable/Non-Poisonous, and Poisonous...
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    characteristic that is used to distinguish between flammable fuels, such as petrol (also known as gasoline), and combustible fuels, such as diesel. It is also used...
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  • a given environment Flammability (the ability to burn) Preferred oxidation state(s) Ability to corrode Combustibility Acidity and basicity Chemistry portal...
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  • vessel) to make a flammable atmosphere oxygen deficient and non-ignitable. Inerting relies on the principle that a combustible (or flammable) gas is able to...
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    Aspirating smoke detector (category Fire detection and alarm)
    easily damaged by fire, such as tobacco, electronic rooms and highly flammable liquid and gases. Often, normal point detectors will recognise the danger...
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  • Heat and smoke vents are installed in buildings as an active fire protection measure. They are openings in the roof which are intended to vent the heat...
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  • prevalent in the mobile heavy equipment segment and are designed to protect equipment assets from fire damage and related losses. Vehicle fire suppression systems...
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    manufactured according to NFPA and UL142 certification standards for extensive storage of materials labeled as flammable and/or combustible. Intermediate bulk containers...
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    or multiple rooms, for the purpose of limiting the spread of fire, smoke and flue gases, in order to enable the three goals of fire protection: life safety...
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