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What term is often used to refer to pyrolysis, but is considered inaccurate in the text?
What term is often used to refer to pyrolysis, but is considered inaccurate in the text?
- Convection
- Off-gassing (correct)
- Flashover
- Flame-over
In the ventilation-limited phase, why does open flaming decrease according to the text?
In the ventilation-limited phase, why does open flaming decrease according to the text?
- Due to smoke production displacing available combustion air (correct)
- Due to the increase in oxygen supply
- Due to increased combustion air
- Due to the decrease in smoke production
What does smoke volume alone not indicate about a fire according to the text?
What does smoke volume alone not indicate about a fire according to the text?
- The velocity of the smoke
- The severity of the fire (correct)
- The materials burning in the fire
- The temperature of the fire
What does the term 'black fire' refer to in the text?
What does the term 'black fire' refer to in the text?