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Fire Technology and Arson Investigation
Fire Technology and Arson Investigation
Fire 4. Heat
- Energy generated by fire.
- It is an active chemical reaction that
takes place between fuel, heat, and Flames According to color
oxygen in the form of light and
noticeable heat. (nagcombine)
1. Luminous Flame
- Fire or combustion is a chemical
- Reddish orange
process caused by the combination of
- It deposits soot. (Nangingitim ang
one or more substances with oxygen.
ilalim ng kaldero)
- Phenomenon of combustion
- Low temperature
manifested in light, flame, smoke, and
- Product of incomplete combustion
heat.
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2. Non- Luminous Flame - For a fire to start there must be
- Bluish in color something to burn
- It does not deposit soot.
- High temperature
- Product of complete combustion Fuel Sources:
a. Solid Fuel
- Molecules are closely packed
Flames According to Smoothness
together. (Wood, plastic, paper, coal.)
1. Turbulent
- Unsteady or irregular ang paggalaw b. Liquid Fuel
(luminous) - Molecules are loosely packed.
(Kerosene, gasoline, lacquer, alcohol.)
N – Nitrogen – 78 %
Backdraft