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Fse-ceiling-jet-v1.svg (SVG file, nominally 900 × 600 pixels, file size: 8 KB)

Summary

A fire plume turns at the ceiling into a thin ceiling jet that spreads outwards, entrains room air and passes ceiling-mounted devices. Based on Alpert (2002), p. 2-18, and Iqbal and Salley (2004), pp. 10-9 to 10-11.

Original vector illustration for Ceiling jet, level 2 Intermediate.

  • Source basis: Alpert (2002), p. 2-18 (formation, entrainment at lower boundary, cooling by ceiling; Figure 2-2.1, redraw, do not copy); Iqbal and Salley (2004), pp. 10-9 to 10-11 (turning region and horizontal flow; Figure 10-3, redraw, do not copy)
  • Alt text: Cross-section of a fire plume striking a flat ceiling and spreading sideways as a thin hot layer past a smoke detector and a sprinkler.

Licensing

New drawing by Fire Safety Academy. © Fire Safety Academy.

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current17:04, 2 November 2026Thumbnail for version as of 17:04, 2 November 2026900 × 600 (8 KB)Lisa (talk | contribs)Watermark: Fire Safety Academy logo icon, 70 px, 45 % opacity

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