The fire point, or combustion point, of a fuel is the lowest temperature at which the liquid fuel will continue to burn for at least five seconds after ignition by an open flame of standard dimension.[1] At the flash point, a lower temperature, a substance will ignite briefly, but vapour might not be produced at a rate to sustain the fire. Most tables of material properties will only list material flash points. In general, the fire point can be assumed to be about 10 °C higher than the flash point,[2] although this is no substitute for testing if the fire point is safety critical.[2]
Testing of the fire point is done by open cup apparatus.[2][3]
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Fire protection |
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Fundamental concepts | | |
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Technology |
- Active fire protection
- Automatic fire suppression
- Condensed aerosol fire suppression
- Detonation flame arrester
- External water spray system
- Fire bucket
- Fire prevention
- Fire protection
- Fire retardant
- Fire-retardant fabric
- Fire retardant gel
- Fire-safe polymers
- Fire safety
- Fire sprinkler system
- Fire suppression system
- Firefighting foam
- Flame arrester
- Flame retardant
- Flashback arrestor
- Fusible link
- Gaseous fire suppression
- Hypoxic air technology for fire prevention
- Inerting system
- Intumescent
- Passive fire protection
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Relief valve
- Spark arrestor
- Tank blanketing
- Vehicle fire suppression system
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Building design |
- Annulus (firestop)
- Area of refuge
- Booster pump
- Compartmentation
- Crash bar
- Electromagnetic door holder
- Electromagnetic lock
- Emergency exit
- Emergency light
- Exit sign
- Fire curtain
- Fire cut
- Fire damper
- Fire door
- Fire escape
- Fire extinguisher
- Fire hose
- Fire hydrant
- Fire pump
- Fire sprinkler
- Firestop
- Firestop pillow
- Firewall (construction)
- Grease duct
- Heat and smoke vent
- Packing (firestopping)
- Penetrant (mechanical, electrical, or structural)
- Penetration (firestop)
- Pressurisation ductwork
- Safety glass
- Smoke control
- Smoke damper
- Smoke exhaust ductwork
- Smokeproof enclosure
- Standpipe (firefighting)
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Fire alarm systems |
- Aspirating smoke detector
- Carbon monoxide detector
- Circuit integrity
- Explosive gas leak detector
- Fire alarm call box
- Fire alarm control panel
- Fire alarm notification appliance
- Fire drill
- Flame detector
- Heat detector
- Manual fire alarm activation
- Smoke detector
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Professions, trades, and services |
- Duct cleaning
- Fire insurance
- Fire protection engineering
- Fireproofing
- Fire-resistance rating
- Fire Safety Evaluation System (FSES)
- Fire test
- Kitchen exhaust cleaning
- Listing and approval use and compliance
- Sprinkler fitting
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Industry organizations |
- Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE)
- National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
- Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
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Standards | |
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Awards |
- Arthur B. Guise Medal
- Harry C. Bigglestone Award
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See also |
- Template:Fire
- Template:Firefighting
- Template:HVAC
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