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Fse-flame-extinction-v1.svg (SVG file, nominally 900 × 600 pixels, file size: 8 KB)
Summary
As cooling or dilution removes more heat, the flame temperature falls; below a limit of about 1,600 K the flame can no longer sustain itself. Based on Drysdale (2002), p. 1-97 and Mawhinney and Back (2002), p. 4-313.
Original illustration for Flame extinction, level 4 Expert.
- Source basis: Drysdale (2002), p. 1-97 (limit when heat losses exceed heat production; 1,600 ± 100 K); Mawhinney and Back (2002), p. 4-313 (limiting adiabatic flame temperature about 1,600 K; no need to cool to ambient)
- Alt text: Sketch of flame temperature falling as more heat is removed; the flame goes out where the line crosses a dashed limit at about 1,600 K.
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| current | 17:10, 2 November 2026 | | 900 × 600 (8 KB) | Jan (talk | contribs) | Watermark: Fire Safety Academy logo icon, 70 px, 45 % opacity |
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