File:Fse-heat-release-rate-per-unit-area-v1.svg

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Two fires of 1 MW: at 250 kW/m² the burning area is 4 m², at 1,000 kW/m² it is 1 m². Based on Van Rossum (2027), §4.6.

Original vector illustration for Heat release rate per unit area, level 2 Intermediate.

Source basis: Van Rossum (2027), §4.6 (Q̇ = q̇″·A and the example of 1 MW at 250 kW/m² giving 4 m²); Heskestad (2002), p. 2-3 (equivalent circular fire diameter)
Alt text: Plan view of two circular fires of 1 MW each: a wide one of 4 m² at 250 kW/m² and a small one of 1 m² at 1,000 kW/m².

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Short title	Two fires of 1 MW: at 250 kW/m² the burning area is 4 m², at 1,000 kW/m² it is 1 m². Based on Van Rossum (2027), §4.6.
Image title	Plan view of two circular fires of 1 MW each: a wide one of 4 m² at 250 kW/m² and a small one of 1 m² at 1,000 kW/m². Source basis: Van Rossum (2027), §4.6 (Q̇ = q̇″·A and the example of 1 MW at 250 kW/m² giving 4 m²); Heskestad (2002), p. 2-3 (equivalent circular fire diameter)
Width	900
Height	600