To this point, we have examined the extreme fire behavior phenomena of flashover and backdraft. Flashover, transition of a compartment fire from growth to fully developed stage, is a heat driven event ...

This is the terrifying moment that a violent jet of smoke and flames bursts out of a shipping container. The deadly phenomenon, known as a backdraft, is a firefighter's worst nightmare and occurs when ...

A backdraft involves deflagration or rapid combustion of hot pyrolysis products and flammable products of combustion upon mixing with air. Several conditions are necessary in order for a backdraft to ...

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