Fire triangle and the Fire tetrahedron:
The fire triangle and the fire tetrahedron are concepts used to understand the components necessary for a fire to ignite and sustain itself.
Fire Triangle:
The fire triangle illustrates the three essential elements required for a fire to start and continue burning:
Heat – Sufficient temperature to ignite and maintain combustion.
Fuel – A material that will burn (e.g., wood, gasoline, etc.).
Oxygen – Typically from the air, supporting combustion.
Without any one of these three elements, a fire cannot occur or will be extinguished. This concept is often used to teach basic fire prevention and firefighting strategies.
Fire Tetrahedron:
The fire tetrahedron expands on the fire triangle by adding a fourth component, illustrating a more complete model of fire behavior:
Heat – Temperature that sustains the fire.
Fuel – Combustible material.
Oxygen – The element that supports combustion.
Chemical Chain Reaction – This element reflects the ongoing process that sustains combustion after ignition has occurred.
The fire tetrahedron acknowledges that fire is a dynamic process involving chemical reactions, which can continue even if some heat or oxygen supply is temporarily reduced.
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