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  2. Fire - Wikipedia

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    Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. [ 1 ] [ a ] At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition point, flames are produced.

  3. Fire triangle - Wikipedia

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    The fire tetrahedron represents the addition of the chemical chain reaction to the three already present in the fire triangle. Combustion is a chemical reaction that feeds a fire more heat and allows it to continue. Once a fire has started, the resulting exothermic chain reaction sustains the fire and allows it to continue until or unless at ...

  4. Flame - Wikipedia

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    Flames of charcoal. A flame (from Latin flamma) is the visible, gaseous part of a fire.It is caused by a highly exothermic chemical reaction made in a thin zone. [1] When flames are hot enough to have ionized gaseous components of sufficient density, they are then considered plasma.

  5. 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane - Wikipedia

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    HFC-227ea is used in fire suppression systems that protect data processing and telecommunication facilities, and in fire suppression of many flammable liquids and gases. HFC-227ea is categorized as a Clean Agent and is governed by NFPA 2001 - Standard for Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems. Effective fire suppression requires introducing a ...

  6. Ash - Wikipedia

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    Ash is the solid remnants of fires. [1] Specifically, ash refers to all non-aqueous, non-gaseous residues that remain after something burns.In analytical chemistry, to analyse the mineral and metal content of chemical samples, ash is the non-gaseous, non-liquid residue after complete combustion.

  7. Smoke - Wikipedia

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    Incense smoke Smoke from a fire Billowing smoke at Takaosan Yakuoin Temple firewalking festival in Japan, 2016 Smoke from a bee smoker, used in beekeeping Chemical composition distribution of volatile organic compounds released in smoke from a variety of solid fuels [1] Volatility distribution of volatile organic compound emissions in wood smoke [2] Smoke being emitted from a lit cigarette Oil ...

  8. Fire clay - Wikipedia

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    The chemical composition typical for fire clays are 23-34% Al 2 O 3, 50-60% SiO 2 and 6-27% loss on ignition together with various amounts of Fe 2 O 3, CaO, MgO, K 2 O, Na 2 O and TiO 2. [2] Chemical analyses from two 19th-century sources, shown in table below, are somewhat lower in alumina [3] [4] although a more contemporary source quotes ...

  9. Pyrotechnic colorant - Wikipedia

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    A pyrotechnic colorant is a chemical compound which causes a flame to burn with a particular color. These are used to create the colors in pyrotechnic compositions like fireworks and colored fires. The color-producing species are usually created from other chemicals during the reaction.