<http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/fire/pdf/1336227.pdf>
basic info for firefighters Note - one quibble - I was taught that a 'deflagration' is a combustion wave that travels slower than the speed of sound - a 'detonation" is a combustion wave that travels faster than the speed of sound - the speed of the combustion wave depends primarily on the fuel that is involved IIRC 'Pyrolysis' is defined in this manual near the end - I think it means - 'when you heat up a fuel it starts to give off flammable vapors' - if the vapors reach the activation energy - then kaboom - or ignition --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
