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Measured heat release rates per unit area of fuels in nuclear power plants, with the design value of 250 kW/m² for a developed fire in an ordinary building. Based on Iqbal and Salley (2004), pp. 2-20 to 2-22 and 8-3, and Van Rossum (2027), §4.5.

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

Source basis: Iqbal and Salley (2004), Tables 2-4, 2-6 and 2-8 (pp. 2-20 to 2-22) and Table 8-1 (p. 8-3); Van Rossum (2027), §4.5
Alt text: Horizontal bar chart of heat release rate per unit area for eight fuels, from 81 kW/m² for treated plywood to 3,290 kW/m² for gasoline.

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Short title	Measured heat release rates per unit area of fuels in nuclear power plants, with the design value of 250 kW/m² for a developed fire in an ordinary building. Based on Iqbal and Salley (2004), pp. 2-20 to 2-22 and 8-3, and Van Rossum (2027), §4.5.
Image title	Horizontal bar chart of heat release rate per unit area for eight fuels, from 81 kW/m² for treated plywood to 3,290 kW/m² for gasoline. Source basis: Iqbal and Salley (2004), Tables 2-4, 2-6 and 2-8 (pp. 2-20 to 2-22) and Table 8-1 (p. 8-3); Van Rossum (2027), §4.5
Width	900
Height	600