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Fse-rollover-v3.svg (SVG file, nominally 900 × 600 pixels, file size: 11 KB)
Summary
Four related events in a room fire: rollover (layer burning), flashover, backdraft and smoke explosion. Based on Gottuk and Lattimer (2002), p. 2-55; Walton and Thomas (2002), p. 3-171; Van Rossum (2027), §4.9 and §4.10.
Original vector illustration for Rollover, level 2 Intermediate.
- Source basis: Gottuk and Lattimer (2002), p. 2-55 (layer burning); Walton and Thomas (2002), p. 3-171 (flashover, different phenomena); Van Rossum (2027), §4.7 (flashover), §4.9 (backdraft: sudden supply of oxygen) and §4.10 (smoke explosion: premixed gas between the explosive limits, ignited by autoignition or a spark).
- Alt text: Four room cross-sections: flames at the smoke layer boundary, a fully burning room, a fireball at an opened door and an ignited premixed smoke cloud.
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New drawing by Fire Safety Academy. © Fire Safety Academy.
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| current | 17:07, 2 November 2026 | | 900 × 600 (11 KB) | Lisa (talk | contribs) | Watermark: Fire Safety Academy logo icon, 70 px, 45 % opacity |
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