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Manual of firemanship. Book 1, Elements of combustion and extinction : a survey of the science of fire-fighting / Home Office (Fire Department).

By: Great Britain. Fire Dept.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : H.M.S.O., 1974Description: x, 113 p. : ill. (some col) ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0113405812.Subject(s): Fire extinction -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 628.925
Contents:
Part 1: The physics of combustion -- Physical properties of matter -- Heat and temperature -- Thermal expansion -- The transmission of heat -- Part 2: The chemistry of combustion -- The basis of chemistry -- Combustion -- Combustible organic substances -- Solvents -- Plastics -- Other combustible solids -- Part 3: Extinguishing fire -- Methods of extinguishing fire -- Fire extinguishing media.
List(s) this item appears in: NMCI Fire Fighting Resources

Part 1: The physics of combustion -- Physical properties of matter -- Heat and temperature -- Thermal expansion -- The transmission of heat -- Part 2: The chemistry of combustion -- The basis of chemistry -- Combustion -- Combustible organic substances -- Solvents -- Plastics -- Other combustible solids -- Part 3: Extinguishing fire -- Methods of extinguishing fire -- Fire extinguishing media.

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